J. Rubongoya 
Regime Hegemony in Museveni’s Uganda 
Pax Musevenica

This is a study of the struggle for the restoration of legitimate power in Uganda following the 1986 National Resistance Army/Movement (NRA/M) liberation battle led by President Yoweri Museveni. It addresses the empirical consequences of legitimacy on power relations and how this affects democratization and economic progress.

Table of Content

Part I Introduction: Conceptualizing Political Legitimacy Continuities in Delegitimation: Post Colonial Tyranny and Anarchy (1962-1986) Part II Reconstructing the State: Challenges of Legitimacy and Power Consolidation Institutional Change and Democratization Political Legitimacy Threatened: The Return of Presidentialism Convergence Not Fundamental Change Conclusion

About the author

JOSHUA B. RUBONGOYA is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Public Affairs, Roanoke College, USA.