Mahuku, Darlington Ngoni2018-07-032018-07-032017Mahuku, Darlington Ngoni (2017) Militarizing politics or politicizing the military? Interactions between politicians and the military in Zimbabwe, 2000-2013, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24724>https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24724A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 2017The thesis analyses civil-military relations in Zimbabwe since independence, but especially during the period from 2000 through 2013. A central question is why an outright military coup has not occurred, despite severe political and economic crises. Thequestion is broken down into two linked sub- -military relations question of why the military have not seized power from civilians and (2) the question why no "populist military revolt" has occurred, despite the kind of hyperinflation that has triggered such revolts in countries like Ghana and Ethiopia: [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]Online resource (x, 332 pages)enCivil-military relations--ZimbabweZimbabwe--Armed ForcesZimbabwe--Politics and government--21st centuryZimbabwe--History--21st centuryThesis