The party-state in the land occupations of Zimbabwe: the case of Shamva district

Bhatasara, Sandra; Helliker, Kirk D

Title: The party-state in the land occupations of Zimbabwe: the case of Shamva district
Creator: Bhatasara, Sandra
Creator: Helliker, Kirk D
Date Issued: 2018
Date: 2018
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71353
Identifier: vital:29836
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909616658316
Description: There has been significant debate about the land occupations which occurred from the year 2000 in Zimbabwe, with a key controversy concerning the role of the state and ruling party (or party-state) in the occupations. This controversy, deriving from two grand narratives about the occupations, remains unresolved. A burgeoning literature exists on the Zimbabwean state’s fast-track land reform programme, which arose in the context of the occupations, but this literature is concerned mainly with post-occupation developments on fast-track farms. This article seeks to contribute to resolving the controversy surrounding the party-state and the land occupations by examining the occupations in the Shamva District of Mashonaland Central Province. The fieldwork for our Shamva study focused exclusively on the land occupations (and not on the fast-track farms) and was undertaken in May 2015. We conclude from our Shamva study that involvement by the party-state did not take on an institutionalised form but was of a personalised character entailing interventions by specific party and state actors.
Format: 16 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of Asian and African Studies
Relation: Bhatasara, S. and Helliker, K., 2018. The Party-State in the Land Occupations of Zimbabwe: The Case of Shamva District. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53(1), pp.81-97.
Relation: Journal of Asian and African Studies volume 53 number 1 81 97 February 2018 1745-2538
Rights: SAGE Journals
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