https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/6ccd49c789e468227956d09f559d76a3.Pdf d26de61f1a4de075301c4228d940e964 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CO-OPTING TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN STATE POLITICS; A CASE STUDY OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LIGHTON DUBE JOHN MBWIRIRE Description An account of the resource This study was a comparative analysis on the effects of co-opting traditional institutions in state politics focusing on the periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2013 in Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study employed a mixed method approach combining questionnaires with community members, focus group discussions with traditional chief`s council members and in-depth interviews with traditional chiefs. The findings indicate that co-option of traditional institutions in politics negatively affect community peace. The study recommended that traditional institutions should remain apolitical in order to promote peaceful co-existence Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 co-option community peace politics. Traditional institutions