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Author(s): | Kohnert, Dirk |
Date: | 2-Mar-2011 |
Title: | Democratisation via elections in an African 'narco state'? the case of Guinea-Bissau |
Event title: | 7º Congresso Ibérico de Estudos Africanos |
Keywords: | Democratization Elections Informal institutions Aid |
Abstract: | Recent development cooperation with Guinea-Bissau, focussing on good governance, state-building and conflict prevention, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabilization of volatile political, military and economic structures. Both the portrayal of Guinea-Bissau as failed ‘narco state' as well as Western aid meant to stabilize this state by multi-party elections are based on doubtful concepts and assumptions. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if continued unchecked. However, the most pressing need is not state-building, facilitated by external aid, yet poorly rooted in the social and political fabric of the country, but nation-building from below as a pre-condition for the creation of viable state institutions. |
Peerreviewed: | Não |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CEI-CRN - Comunicações a conferências nacionais |
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