Institutionalization of Power-Sharing in Multiparty Societies:

Experiences from Government of National Unity in Zanzibar, Tanzania

By

Moh’d Juma Haji

HD/UDOM/0506/PhD/T.2019

PhD Proposal

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

College of Humanities and Social Science

Supervisor: Dr. Ambrose Kessy

University of Dodoma

Declaration and certification

I, Moh’d Juma Haji, declare that this proposal is my original idea and that the
proposed research has not and will not be presented or conducted elsewhere in a
similar manner for either award or as a research project.

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The undersigned certifies that he has read the proposal and is satisfied that this is
the original work of Moh’d Juma Haji who has registered for a postgraduate degree
programme at the University of Dodoma.

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APPENDIX 1
Table 1: Phases of Thematic Analysis
Phase
1. Familiarizing with your data
2. Generating initial codes
3. Searching for the themes
4. Reviewing themes
5. Defining and naming theme
6. Producing the report
Description of the Process
Read data thoroughly, note and
transcribe the main ideas.
Coding interesting features and locates to
therelevant code systematically.
Relate the code into the relevant theme and
thenput together
Reviewing themes work in relation to the
coded extracts and the entire data set
generating thematic map of the analysis.
Generating clear definitions and names for
each theme by analyzing each theme.
Analyze data, extract from literatures and
questions to produce research findings and
write scholarly report.
Appendix 2

Table 2: Matrix indicating study theme and the main mode of analysis

Theme Types of Source of Types of analysis

data Information

Conditions and circumstances under Qualitative Document Thematic analysis

which political ideas, institution and review
practices become entrenched and
routinised in power sharing

Challenges for institutionalization Qualitative Document Thematic analysis

of power sharing in Zanzibar. review, FGD and
key informants

Institutional arrangements and Qualitative Documentary Thematic analysis

political practices whether they review
enabling the institutionalization
process to take place in Zanzibar or
not.

Political practices that have been Qualitative Key informants Thematic analysis and
emerged after the establishment of FGD and SPSS
And
power sharing in Zanzibar questionnaires
Quantitative
 Appendix 4

Table 3: Time frame work

1st year 2019/2020 2nd year 2020/2021 3rd year 2021/2022

ACTIVITIES Nov. 2019 – Sep. 2020 Oct 2020 - March – Jul – Oct – Jan- Jun Au
Feb 2021 June 2021 Sep Dec May Jul g
2021 2021 2022 2022 202
2

Proposal preparation

Proposal presentation

Data collection

Data analysis

Report writing

Viva presentation

Thesis submission