Warlord Democrats in Africa: Ex-Military Leaders and Electoral Politics

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178360249X
• ISBN13: 9781783602490
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"