The social origins of violence in Uganda : 1964-1985

This work examines the origins of the high levels of violence in Uganda since independence. It is a compilation and comparison of patterns and forms of violence under successive Ugandan regimes, and offers a systematic analysis of violence under the second Obote regime. Using a causal model of violence, Kasozi attributes the major causes of violence in Uganda to social inequality, the failure to develop legitimate conflict resolution mechanisms, and factors that have influenced the domain and patterns of conflict in that society (such as lack of a common language, religious sectarianism, vigilante justice, and gender inequality). He concludes the study by drawing comparisons with neighbouring countries and offering some prescriptions for alleviating the violence. 1. Precolonial And Colonial Uganda -- 2. Inequality And Violence In Uganda -- 3. From A Negotiated To An Imposed Constitution, 1962-66 -- 4. From A Civilian To A Military Dictatorship, 1966-71 -- 5. Idi Amin And The Politics Of Survival, 1971-79 -- 6. Weak Governments And Social Chaos, 1979-85 -- 7. Four And One-half Years Of Brute Violence, 1980-85 -- 8. Civil War, 1981-85 -- 9. Conclusion -- App. 1 The Language Debate -- App. 2 Buwunga Subcounty: A Case Study Of The Impact Of Violence On A Local Community -- App. 3 Some Of The Massacres Under The Military Commission And Obote's Regime, 1980-84 -- App. 4 Some Of The Victims Of Amin's Years Of Terror, 1971-79 -- App. 5 A Few Of Those Reported Killed During Obote's Second Regime, 1981-85. App. 6 Some Of The Detainees At Luzira Gazetted By Ugandan Authorities -- App. 7 Memorandum Of Uganda's Religious Leaders To Obote, August 1981 -- App. 8 Letter Of The Leader Of The Opposition To The President Of Atrocities -- App. 9 Memorandum From The Chairman Of The National Resistance Movement To The Commonwealth Prime Ministers And Heads Of Government, 30 September To 7 October 1981 -- App. 10 Public Statement By Uganda's Ambassador To The Scandinavian Countries, Ibrahim Mukiibil. A.b.k. Kasozi ; With The Assistance And Collaboration Of Nakanyike Musisi And James Mukooza Sejjengo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Using a convincing causal model of violence, Kasozi attributes the major causes of violence in Uganda to social inequality, the failure to develop legitimate conflict resolution mechanisms, and factors that have influenced the domain and patterns of conflict in that society (such as lack of a common language, religious sectarianism, vigilante justice, and gender inequality). He concludes the study by drawing comparisons with neighbouring countries and offering some prescriptions for alleviating the violence. Kasozi was assisted by Nakanyike Musisi and James Mukooza Sejjengo, who participated in the research on this book. The Social Origins of Violence in Uganda is one of the most thorough and comprehensive analyses of the causes, levels, and incidence of more than two decades of violence in Uganda. In The Social Origins of Violence in Uganda A.B.K. Kasozi examines the origins of the appallingly high levels of violence in Uganda since independence. This is the first scholarly compilation and comparison of patterns and forms of violence under successive Ugandan regimes, and the first to offer a systematic analysis of violence under the second Obote regime An examinination of the high levels of violence in Uganda since independence.