Warlord democrats in Africa : ex-military leaders and electoral politics / edited by Anders Themnér.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Themnér, Anders, editor.

Series:

Africa now (Zed Books)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--Africa.

Political leadership.

Politicians--Africa.

Politicians.

Democracy--Africa.

Democracy.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations, map.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2017.

Summary:

"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?"

Contents:

Introduction : warlord democrats : wartime investments, democratic runs? / Anders Themnér

Pompier-pyromanocracy : Mbusa Nyamwisi and the DR Congo's inflammable post-settlement political order / Judith Verweijen

Apotheosis of a warlord : Paul Kagame / Lars Waldorf

Discourses of peace and fear : the electoral navigations of Sekou Conneh and Prince Johnson in post-war Liberia / Carrie Manning and Anders Themnér

Afonso Dhlakama and RENAMO's return to armed conflict since 2013 : the politics of reintegration in Mozambique / Alex Vines

From warlord to drug lord : the life of João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira / Henrik Vigh

Shape-shifters in the struggle for survival : post-war politics in Sierra Leone / Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and Ibrahim Bangura

Riek Machar : warlord-doctor in South Sudan / Johan Brosché and Kristine Höglund

Conclusion : ambiguous peacelords : the diminishing returns of post-war democracy / Anders Themnér.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350223882

1350223883

OCLC:

980347974