Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda

<i>Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda</i>analyses two interrelated outcomes: autocratisation manifest in the deepening of personalist rule or Musevenism and the regime resilience that has made Museveni one of Africa's current-longest surviving rulers. How has this feat been possible and what has been the trajectory of Museveni's increasingly autocratic rule?<br/><br/>Surveying that trajectory since 1986 the book takes as its primary focus the years since 2005; bringing to the fore the 'autocratic turn' placing it within a broader comparative lens and enriching it with comparative references to cases outside of Uganda. While positing the notion of 'autocratic adaptability' as a defining hallmark of Museveni's rule the book examines the factors and forces that have made that adaptability possible analysing the dynamics around three keys themes: institutions resources and coalitions. Through empirical research each chapter seeks to demonstrate how either one or two of these three variables have functioned in propelling autocratization and assuring regime resilience - producing theoretical and and comparative implications that reach beyond Uganda.