Articles by Gift Mwonzora

February 20, 2024

There is a resurgence of military coups in Africa's Sahel region. Why?

Gift Mwonzora

Collins Molua and Gift Mwonzora argue that the decision by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to leave the Economic Community of West African States was a rash one, which may risk legitimising further coups. What's more, deteriorating diplomatic relations between these countries and the West could have knock-on effects for regional peace and security

October 27, 2023

Digital elections no magic remedy for Zimbabwe's blighted democracy

Gift Mwonzora

Can digitalisation prevent election tampering in Zimbabwe? New technologies certainly have the potential to improve the conduct and management of elections. But, as Gift Mwonzora argues, without concomitant political will and adherence to electoral laws, digitalisation does little to enhance electoral integrity and democracy in (semi-)authoritarian regimes

May 8, 2023

Electoral reform is not a panacea to Zimbabwe’s democratic deficit

Gift Mwonzora

Are electoral reforms the answer to a country's democratic deficit? Gift Mwonzora writes that elections should not be reduced to a mere ritualistic exercise. In Zimbabwe, only genuine political, legal, governance and administrative reforms will bring democratic success. Yet while electoral reforms are essential for credible elections, they are not the sole remedy for a competitive authoritarian regime's democratic deficits

Gift Mwonzora

Research Associate / Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Erfurt

Gift researches and publishes on transitional justice, elections, democratisation, governance, cities, social movements, and protest participation.

He currently works in the project Politics and the Future of Work in Middle-Income Countries (PolDigWork), funded by the Germany Research Foundation (DFG).

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