When the State Fails

Studies on Intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Compared with Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, the recent western intervention in Sierra Leone has been largely forgotten. When the State Fails rectifies this, providing a comprehensive and critical analysis of the intervention.The civil war in Sierra Leone began in 1991 and was declared officially over in 2002 after UK, UN and regional African military intervention. Some claimed it as a case of successful humanitarian intervention. The authors in this collection provide an informed analysis of the impact of the intervention on democracy, development and society in Sierra Leone. The authors take a particularly critical view of the imposition of neoliberalism after the conflict.As NATO intervention in Libya shows the continued use of external force in internal conflicts, When the State Fails is a timely book for all students and scholars interested in Africa and the question of 'humanitarian intervention'.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-12-05
Mått:135 x 215 x 18 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745332208

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Tunde Zack-Williams is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Central Lancashire. He was President of the UK African Studies Association from 2006 to 2008. He is the author of When the State Fails: Studies on Intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War (Pluto, 2011), The Quest for Sustainable Peace: The 2007 Sierra Leone Elections (2008), co-editor of Africa in Crisis: New Challenges and Possibilities (Pluto, 2002) and African Mosaic: Political, Social, Economic and Technological Development in the New Millennium (2009). He is a handling editor of the Review of African Political Economy and a member of the Africa Panel of the British Academy.

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'This volume by Sierra Leonean academics offers wide-ranging insights on the causes and dynamics of the Sierra Leone conflict. It provides valuable information on security sector reform and the role of external actors in peace building'

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PrefaceAbreviations Map of Sierra LeonePart IIntroduction: Background to War and Post-conflict Peace building, by Tunde Zack-Williams, 1. Multilateral Intervention in Sierra Leone’s Civil War: Some Structural Explanations, by Tunde Zack-Williams2. International Actors and Democracy Promotion in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: Time for Stock-taking, by Marcella Macauley3. International Peace building in Sierra Leone: The Case of the United Kingdom, by Michael Kargbo4. Intervention and Peace-Building in Sierra Leone: A Critical Perspective, by Jimmy KandehPart II5. The Role of External Actors in Sierra Leone’s Security Reform, by Osman Gbla6. Gender, Conflict and Peace building in Africa: The Sierra Leone Experience, by Sylvia Macauley7. Youth Marginalization in Post-War Sierra Leone: Mapping out the Challenges for Peace, by J. D. Ekundayo-Thompson8. Conflict and Peace building in Sierra Leone: The Role of the Sierra Leone Diasporas, by Zubairu WaiConclusionAppendix 1 & 2Bibliography About the Authors IndexIndex