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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Warlord Democrats In Africa Ex - Military Leaders And Electoral Politics - Paperback
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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.
Title: Warlord Democrats In Africa Ex - Military Leaders And Electoral Politics
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781783602483
Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Date: 4/15/2017
Series: Africa Now
Category: Political Structures: Democracy
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.
Title: Warlord Democrats In Africa Ex - Military Leaders And Electoral Politics
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781783602483
Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Date: 4/15/2017
Series: Africa Now
Category: Political Structures: Democracy
