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Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda (2024)
Journal Article
Bertrand, E., & Mutyaba, M. (2024). Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 62(2), 77-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2024.2349345

This article analyses the process of institutionalisation among Ugandan opposition parties and highlights the tensions at play between party institutionalisation and broader party goals in authoritarian settings. Based upon qualitative research condu... Read More about Opposition party institutionalisation in authoritarian settings: the case of Uganda.

(Dis)utilities of Force in a Postcolonial Context: Explaining the Strategic Failure of the French-Led Intervention in Mali (2023)
Journal Article
Bertrand, E., Chafer, T., & Stoddard, E. (2024). (Dis)utilities of Force in a Postcolonial Context: Explaining the Strategic Failure of the French-Led Intervention in Mali. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 18(3), 286-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2023.2278268

Employing the concept of ‘utility of force' and advancing a new counterpart – the ‘disutility of force' – this article explores why France's military intervention in Mali failed despite a major French material power advantage over the armed groups it... Read More about (Dis)utilities of Force in a Postcolonial Context: Explaining the Strategic Failure of the French-Led Intervention in Mali.