Warlord Democrats in Africa Ex-Military Leaders and Electoral Politics【電子書籍】

＜p＞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.＜/p＞ ＜p＞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?＜/p＞ ＜p＞This important volume, containing a wealth of fresh empirical detail and theoretical insight,．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る