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100			_aLebas, Adrienne _97661
245			_aElite conflict compromise, and enduring authoritarianism: polarization in Zimbabwe, 1980-2008
260			_c2019
300			_ap.209-226.
520			_aHow do elites play a role in crafting polarization? And what effects do elite-led conflicts have on democracy and mass politics? To examine these questions, we compare two separate episodes of party-based polarization in Zimbabwe, from 1980 to 1987 and from 2000 to 2008. Each of these moments of polarization ended in an elite power-sharing settlement, but a comparison of the two moments yields insights about both the causes of polarization and its effects. We find that the episodes of polarization were rooted in elite instrumentalization of conflict. They differed, however, in the extent to which they activated foundational myths and built larger master cleavages. We suggest that the latter episode conforms more closely to McCoy, Rahman, and Somer’s pernicious polarization, which we argue is marked by deeper societal penetration and segregation than other forms of political polarization and is also less amenable to resolution. - Reproduced.
650			_aElites _97662
650			_aPolarisation _97663
700			_aMunemo, Ngonidzashe _97664
773			_aThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
906			_aZimbabwe - Politics and government
942			_2ddc _cAR