Women and Politics in UgandaUganda has attracted much attention and political visibility for its significant economic recovery after a catastrophic decline. In her groundbreaking book, Aili Mari Tripp provides extensive data and analysis of patterns of political behavior and institutions by focusing on the unique success of indigenous women’s organizations. Tripp explores why the women’s movement grew so dramatically in such a short time after the National Resistant Movement took over in 1986. Unlike many African countries where organizations and institutions are controlled by a ruling party or regime, the Ugandan women’s movement gained its momentum by remaining autonomous. |
Contents
In Comparative African Perspective | 1 |
Historical Dimensions of the Womens Movement in Uganda | 29 |
Closing Political Space | 55 |
4 The Political Impact of the Womens Movement under the NRM | 68 |
5 Why the Womens Movement Expanded Under the NRM | 105 |
Womens Challenges to the Politicization of Ethnicity Religion | 124 |
The Story of a Jinja Health Clinic | 141 |
A Battle for Market Stalls Power | 161 |
Something is Fishy in Kamuli | 197 |
The Limits of Political Representation | 216 |
Appendix A Survey Methods | 240 |
Appendix B List of Interviews | 242 |
Appendix C Constitution of Ekikwenza Omubi Womens Project 1990 | 247 |
The Proposed Kawaala Land Development Project drawn up by Kawaala Residents | 251 |
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