Zimbabwe since the Unity Government

Stephen Chan was a member of the 1980 Commonwealth Observer Group that oversaw the independence of Zimbabwe. He was Foundation Dean at SOAS, where he remains Professor of International Relations. He has published the authoritative works on both Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.Ranka Primorac is Lecturer in English at Southampton. She lived 9 years in Zimbabwe and has published several books on the literature of the country, including the authoritative The Place Of Tears. Together, they edited the Routledge book, Zimbabwe in Crisis, 2007.

• 1. Introduction: The Space of Many Voices—Zimbabwe since the Unity Government 2. Zimbabwe’s ‘Inclusive Government’: Some Observations on its First 100 Days 3. Lessons from African Diplomatic Initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Zimbabwe 4. Angola–Zimbabwe Relations: A Study in the Search for Regional Alliances 5. Emergence of a New Political Movement 6. The Consequences of Violent Politics in Norton, Zimbabwe 7. Diasporic Repositioning and the Politics of Re-engagement: Developmentalising Zimbabwe’s Diaspora? 8. The Global Political Agreement as a ‘Passive Revolution’: Notes on Contemporary Politics in Zimbabwe 9. Postscript: Making Do in Hybrid House Book Reviews Edited by Terry A. Barringer Commonwealth Bookshelf Compiled by Terry A. Barringer