Department of Politics and Public Management, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Chikerema Arthur Fidelis is working as professor in Department of Politics and Public Management. Research experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of Public Management, Public Administration.
Review Article
Succession Politics and State Administration in Africa: The Case of Zimbabwe
Author(s): Chikerema Arthur Fidelis*
The paper is a critical inquiry on the influence of succession politics on state administration in Africa, with reference to Zimbabwe. The paper unpacks the interactive boundaries and conceptual overlaps of succession politics and state administration in Africa. Power transition in any political landscape promotes the remodeling of the political architecture and the functionality of the governmental apparatus of the state. This is because government performance is an outcome of political processes and dynamics that influence governance in a polity. Political leadership determines the composition of administrative structure. In case of a transition, political leaders supplant the administrative apparatus, to ensure ideological compatibility. Regular transfer of executive power is the major test of stability in a nation’s political system. However, in many African countries, leade.. View more»