The Ugandan army and its war in the North

Forum for Development Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-215

  Espeland, Rune Hjalmar ^a   Petersen, Stina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Military professionalism; Museveni; Personal rule; Uganda; War

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; HUMAN RIGHTS; PEACE PROCESS; POLITICAL POWER; WAR;

UGANDA;

EID: 79959369705     PISSN: 08039410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039411003737811     Document Type: Article

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