Warlord democrats in Africa
Post-war democratization has been identified as a crucial mechanism to build peace in war-ridden societies, supposedly allowing belligerents to compete through ballots rather than bullets. A byproduct of this process, however, is that military leaders often become an integral part of the new democra...
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| description | Post-war democratization has been identified as a crucial mechanism to build peace in war-ridden societies, supposedly allowing belligerents to compete through ballots rather than bullets. A byproduct of this process, however, is that military leaders often become an integral part of the new democratic system, using resources and networks generated from the previous war to dominate the emerging political landscape. The crucial and thus-far overlooked question to be addressed, therefore, is what effect the inclusion of ex-militaries into electoral politics has on post-war security. Can 'warlord democrats' make a positive contribution by shepherding their wartime constituencies to support the building of peace and democracy, or are they likely to use their electoral platforms to sponsor political violence and keep war-affected communities mobilized through aggressive discourses? This important volume, containing a wealth of fresh empirical detail and theoretical insight, and focussing on some of Africa's most high-profile political figures – from Paul Kagame to Riek Machar to Afonso Dhlakama – represents a crucial intervention in the literature of post-war democratization. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-946082024-03-28T10:54:22Z Warlord democrats in Africa Themnér, Anders Political leadership Political power Politicians Elections Democracy Democratization Case studies Congo DR Rwanda Liberia Mozambique Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone South Sudan Post-conflict reconstruction Political violence Peacebuilding thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTU Peace studies and conflict resolution thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa Post-war democratization has been identified as a crucial mechanism to build peace in war-ridden societies, supposedly allowing belligerents to compete through ballots rather than bullets. A byproduct of this process, however, is that military leaders often become an integral part of the new democratic system, using resources and networks generated from the previous war to dominate the emerging political landscape. The crucial and thus-far overlooked question to be addressed, therefore, is what effect the inclusion of ex-militaries into electoral politics has on post-war security. Can 'warlord democrats' make a positive contribution by shepherding their wartime constituencies to support the building of peace and democracy, or are they likely to use their electoral platforms to sponsor political violence and keep war-affected communities mobilized through aggressive discourses? This important volume, containing a wealth of fresh empirical detail and theoretical insight, and focussing on some of Africa's most high-profile political figures – from Paul Kagame to Riek Machar to Afonso Dhlakama – represents a crucial intervention in the literature of post-war democratization. 2022-12-06T16:13:41Z 2022-12-06T16:13:41Z 2017 book ONIX_20221206_9781783602506_131 9781783602506 9781783602490 9781783602483 9781783602513 9781783602520 9781350223882 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94608 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781783602490 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2121 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9781350223882 10.5040/9781350223882 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781783602506 9781783602490 9781783602483 9781783602513 9781783602520 9781350223882 Zed Books 254 Uppsala; London open access |
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| topic | Political leadership Political power Politicians Elections Democracy Democratization Case studies Congo DR Rwanda Liberia Mozambique Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone South Sudan Post-conflict reconstruction Political violence Peacebuilding thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTU Peace studies and conflict resolution thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa |
| topic_facet | Political leadership Political power Politicians Elections Democracy Democratization Case studies Congo DR Rwanda Liberia Mozambique Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone South Sudan Post-conflict reconstruction Political violence Peacebuilding thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTU Peace studies and conflict resolution thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa |
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