Talkative polity: radio, domination, and citizenship in Uganda

Until they were banned in 2009, the radio debates called Ugandan People's Parliaments gave common folk a forum to air their views. But how do people talk about politics in an authoritarian regime? The forms and parameters of such speech turn out to be more complex than a simple confrontation between an oppressive state and a liberal civil society.

The ebimeeza and the political culture of Kampala's upper class -- The political economy of radio speech -- The ebimeeza and the partisanization of Ugandan politics -- The ebimeeza as a Ganda patriotic stage -- "A constituency in itself": talk radio and the redefinition of political leadership -- Taming speech: the state's suitable citizens -- The bureaucratization of the ebimeeza and the desire for discipline -- An academic model of exclusive citizenship -- Silent voices, professional orators, and shattered dreams.