From revolutionary movements to political parties. : cases from Latin America and Africa

the struggle for freedom does not end when the guns fall silent but rather continues under new and equally difficult and exhausting circumstances. Many individuals and institutions have been instrumental in bringing this project to fruition. Kalowatie Deonandan would like to recognize the many hours invested by Alexis Dahl and Meagan Williams in finding creative solutions to the research and technical problems that emerged in the preparation of this manuscript. She would also like to express her appreciation to the many scholars and politicians in Guyana (of all political stripes) who generously offered their time for interviews, shared their knowledge and insights, and greatly faciliatated her research endeavors. Finally, she would like to thank the Department of Political Studies at the University of Saskatchewan for the material support it provided for this project. David Close acknowledges the many people with whom he discussed the complexities of Nicaraguan politics over the years, especially: David This Book Brings Together A Diverse Group Of Experts To Undertake A Comparative Analysis Of The Transition From Politico-military Movements To Political Parties Of Several Of The Most Significant Latin American And African Revolutionary Movements Of The Late Twentieth Century. Not Only Is This A Timely Volume, But It Is Also The First Project Of Its Kind. As Such, It Promises To Make A Hugely Important Contribution To The Fields Of Latin American Studies And African Studies, As Well As To Our Understanding Of Revolutions And The Processes Of Democratization.--book Jacket. Introduction: Transitioning From Revolutionary Movements To Political Parties And Making The Revolution Stick / David Close, Gary Prevost -- From Guerrilla To Government To Opposition And Back To Government: The Sandinistas Since 1979 / David Close -- Guatelmala: From The Guerrilla Struggle To A Divided Left / Carlos Figueroa Ibarra, Salvador Mart I Puig -- The Left's Long Road To Power In Uruguay / Martin Weinstein -- The Colombian Contradiction: Lessons Drawn From Guerrilla Experiments In Demobilization And Electoralism / Suzanne Wilson, Leah A. Carroll -- Guyana's Ppp: From Socialism To National Democracy / Kalowatie Deonandan -- Revolutionaries In Power: The Evolution Of The African National Congress / Gary Prevost -- Born Powerful? Authoritarian Politics In Postliberation Eritrea And Zimbabwe / Sara Rich Dorman -- Revolutionaries To Politicians: The Case Of Mozambique / Carrie Manning -- Angola: From Revolutionary Movement To Reactionary Regime / Assis Malaquias -- Revolutionaries To Politicians: Can The Transition Succeed? / Kalowatie Deonandan. Edited By Kalowatie Deonandan, David Close, And Gary Prevost. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [247]-261) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: Transitioning from Revolutionary Movements to Political Parties and Making the Revolution “Stick”....Pages 1-16 From Guerrillas to Government to Opposition and Back to Government: The Sandinistas since 1979....Pages 17-42 Guatemala: From the Guerrilla Struggle to a Divided Left....Pages 43-65 The Left’s Long Road to Power in Uruguay....Pages 67-80 The Colombian Contradiction: Lessons Drawn from Guerrilla Experiments in Demobilization and Electoralism....Pages 81-106 Guyana’s PPP: From Socialism to National Democracy....Pages 107-131 Revolutionaries in Power: The Evolution of the African National Congress....Pages 133-156 Born Powerful? Authoritarian Politics in Postliberation Eritrea and Zimbabwe....Pages 157-179 Revolutionaries to Politicians: The Case of Mozambique....Pages 181-210 Angola: From Revolutionary Movement to Reactionary Regime....Pages 211-226 Revolutionaries to Politicians: Can the Transition Succeed?....Pages 227-245 Back Matter....Pages 247-275 This volume is a series of original articles analyzing eleven case studies (from Africa and the Americas) of revolutionary movements that have reconstituted themselves into formal political parties. The book's analyzes the factors influencing the success and failure of these former politico-military movements within their new democratic contexts. This volume is a series of original articles analyzing eleven case studies of revolutionary movements that have reconstituted themselves into formal political parties. These case studies draw from developing matters in Africa and the Americas; the book's principal objective is to analyze the factors influencing the success and failure of these former politico-military movements within this new context of democracy and electoralism This volume is a series of original articles analyzing eleven case studies of revolutionary movements which have reconstituted themselves into formal political parties now contesting electoral politics. These case studies are drawn from Africa and the Americas and examined within the context of the democratic transitions which have taken place in the developing world. The book?s principal objective is to analyze the factors influencing the successes and failures of these former politico-military movements within this new context of democracy and electoralism "This volume will fill a large void in the academic literature and make a hugely important contribution to Latin American Studies, African Studies, and in the study of revolutions and democratization."--Hector Perla, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ohio University 'The contributors to this timely volume provide a valuable service by examining these groups in the 'post revolutionary' phase.' - Survival