Unpacking Power: How the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) under Nelson Chamisa Selected its Parliamentarians.
This article delves into the under-researched topic of elite formation within Zimbabwe's opposition parties. Using the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) as a case study, it explores the processes and networks that influence who is chosen for positions of power, investigating the criteria and metho...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Southern African Studies Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 575 - 593 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2024
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