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Civil War and Democracy in West Africa: Conflict Resolution, Elections and Justice in Sierra Leone and Liberia
David Harris
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Description for Civil War and Democracy in West Africa: Conflict Resolution, Elections and Justice in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Paperback. David Harris uses the examples of Sierra Leone and Liberia to examine the nexus of international and domestic politics in these post-conflict elections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTJ; HBJH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
In the aftermath of explosive civil wars in Africa during the 1990s and 2000s, the establishment of multi-party elections has often been heralded by the West as signaling the culmination of the conflict and the beginning of a period of democratic rule. However, the outcomes of these elections are very rarely uniform, with just as many countries returning to conflict as not. Here, David Harris uses the examples of Sierra Leone and Liberia to examine the nexus of international and domestic politics in these post-conflict elections. In doing so, he comes to the conclusion that it is political, rather than ... Read more
In the aftermath of explosive civil wars in Africa during the 1990s and 2000s, the establishment of multi-party elections has often been heralded by the West as signaling the culmination of the conflict and the beginning of a period of democratic rule. However, the outcomes of these elections are very rarely uniform, with just as many countries returning to conflict as not. Here, David Harris uses the examples of Sierra Leone and Liberia to examine the nexus of international and domestic politics in these post-conflict elections. In doing so, he comes to the conclusion that it is political, rather than ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780767758
SKU
V9781780767758
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99-10
About David Harris
David Harris is Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics at SOAS, University of London. He holds a PhD in African Politics from SOAS, and has conducted extensive fieldwork and been a member of several Election Observation Delegations in both Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Reviews for Civil War and Democracy in West Africa: Conflict Resolution, Elections and Justice in Sierra Leone and Liberia
"Harris provides a very useful overview of the thematic considerations and developments in relation to conflict in Africa ... His book is well-informed and highly readable, analysing not only the historical genesis of conflict, but the electioneering and political interplay that emerged in the context of post-conflict elections ... Harris has provided a very useful introduction to the conflicts in ... Read more