Dr B Magure

Position: 
Head of Department and Senior Lecturer
Department: 
Political Science and International Relations
Email: 
bmagure@ufh.ac.za
Contact Details: 
+27 40 602 2434

Dr Booker Magure is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University Of Fort Hare, South Africa. He is holder of a PhD International Studies (Rhodes University, S.A), MSc International Relations (University of Zimbabwe),  B.Sc. (Political Science and Public Administration - University of Zimbabwe),  Diploma in Human Resource’s Management (Institute of Personnel Management of Zimbabwe. He is a member of the South African Association of Political Science.  

Research Interests: 

Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour, Civil Society and Democratisation, Party funding and State Capture, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Social Dialogue, Critical Urban Studies, International Economic Relations, Populism,

Modules: 
South African Government and Politics, Introduction to Political Philosophies and Ideologies, Epistemology and Research Methods in Political Science, International Relations of African States
Publications: 
  1. Magure, Booker (2016). ‘The Royal Ancestor Spirit Medium of Makopa and the 2008 Presidential Run-off Elections in Chipinge, South-East Zimbabwe.’ Gender & Behaviour, vol.14, no 2: 7303-7315.
  2. Magure, Booker (2015). ‘Party Funding for and Against Democracy in Zimbabwe and South Africa.’ Economy for and against Democracy. Edited by Keith Hart and Sharp, John. New York: Berghahn, Human Economy Series no. 2.
  3. Magure, Booker (2015). Review of Erin McCandless’s Polarization and Transformation in Zimbabwe: Social Movements, Strategy Dilemmas and Change. Journal of Contemporary African Studies 12 September 2015. Published online and available at DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2015.1075943 •
  4.  Magure, Booker. (2014). ‘Land, Indigenisation and Empowerment: Narratives that Made a Difference in Zimbabwe’s 2013 Elections.’ Journal of African Elections Vol. 13, no. 2: 17-47
  5. Magure, Booker. (2014). ‘Interpreting Urban Informality in Chegutu, Zimbabwe. Journal of Asian and African Studies 10 June 2014. Published online and available at: DOI: 10.1177/0021909614535568 •
  6.  Magure, Booker. (2012). ‘Foreign Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Militarised Patronage Politics in Zimbabwe.’ Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol.30, no 1: 67-82 •
  7. Magure, Booker. (2008)’The State, Labour and the Politics of Social Dialogue in Zimbabwe 1996-2007: Issues Resolved or Matters Arising?’ African and Asian Studies, vol. 7, no. 1 19-48