Women and Politics in Uganda. By Aili Mari Tripp. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000. 277p. $55.00 cloth, $25.95 paper

In: American political science review, Volume 95, Issue 2, p. 507-508

Abstract

With women holding 18% of the seats in parliament and a
woman serving as a vice-president, the status of women at the
apex of Uganda's political system is impressive compared to
most other countries, including the United States. In noting
this surprising fact and in chronicling how it came about, Aili
Mari Tripp has written a thought-provoking book that raises
serious questions about what it means. She draws on empir-
ical research in the realms of both "high" politics (i.e., the
halls of parliament) and "deep" politics (urban working-class
neighborhoods and rural villages) and provides a rich account
of Ugandan women's associational life and political mobili-
zation.