Uganda’s land eviction crisis: do populist state measures actually fix problems?
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par Rose Nakayi, Senior Lecturer of Law, Makerere University
Jörg Wiegratz, Associate Professor of Global Political Economy and Development, University of Leeds
Populism is rife in various African countries. This political ideology responds to and takes advantage of a situation where a large section of people feels exploited, marginalised or disempowered. It sets up “the people” against “the other”. It promises solidarity with the excluded by addressing their grievances. Populism targets broad social groups, operating across ethnicity and class.
But how does populism fare when it…
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