Power Politics in Zimbabwe Author:Michael Bratton Zimbabwe s July 2013 election brought the country s inclusive power-sharing interlude to an end and installed Mugabe and ZANU-PF for yet another its seventh term. Why? What explains the resilience of authoritarian rule in Zimbabwe? — Tracing the country s elusive search for political stability across the decades, Michael Bratton offers a careful ... more »analysis of the failed power-sharing experiment, an account of its institutional origins, and an explanation of its demise. In the process, he explores key challenges of political transition: constitution making, elections, security-sector reform, and transitional justice.« less