African democracy and development [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for post-conflict African nations / / edited by Cassandra R. Veney and Dick Simpson

• Pubblicazione: Lanham [MD], : Lexington Books, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34984096
• Soggetto topico: Postwar reconstruction - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Postwar reconstruction - Sierra Leone; Nation-building - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Nation-building - Sierra Leone; Democratization - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Economic development - Political aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Altri autori: VeneyCassandra Rachel <1959-> SimpsonDick W
• Note generali: "The chapters in this edited volume are the result of a conference held in April 2009 at the University of Illinois at Chicago"--Introduction.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; I: Demobilization and Reconstruction; 1 Introduction; 2 No Justice, No Peace; 3 The Role of Ex-Combatants in Postwar Mozambique; 4 Memory Controversies in Post-Genocide Rwanda; II: Institutional Challenges; 5 Land Reform, Social Justice, and Reconstruction; 6 Elections as a Stress Test of Democratization in Societies; 7 Partners or Adversaries?; 8 Chieftaincy and Reconstruction in Sierra Leone; III: Partnerships on the Way Forward; 9 The Role of African Diasporas in Reconstruction; 10 The Role of the African Union in Postwar Reconstruction in Africa ; 11 Governance Challenges of Sierra Leone12 Challenges of Governance Reform in Liberia; IV: The Future of Fragile States; 13 Achieving Development and Democracy; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is an examination of particular African countries that are in the post-conflict phase. They have experienced horrific civil wars that left thousands of their citizens internally displaced or as refugees in surrounding countries, and some fled to countries in the global north. The countries examined in the book are in the process of rebuilding institutions of governance that include judicial, legislative, and executive branches. In sum, the countries under review in the book are in the process of harness
• Titolo autorizzato: African democracy and development
• ISBN: 1-283-63962-9; 0-7391-7550-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785704303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II