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Warlords, Politicians and the Post-First Civil War Election in Liberia

Warlords, Politicians and the Post-First Civil War Election in Liberia <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The issue of post-conflict elections has become one of the major areas in both the scholarly literature and in policy circles. This is because post-conflict elections are considered critical to the peacebuilding process in war-torn societies. The rationale is that post-conflict elections can be used to address the vexing problem of choosing the leadership for states recovering from war. With the leadership chosen in the context of free, fair and transparent elections, it can then shepherd the arduous process of rebuilding the society.</jats:p> <jats:p>In this vein, using the first post-conflict election in Liberia as a case study, this article examines the electoral landscape, and the factors that led to the Taylor-led National Patriotic Party (NPP) winning a landslide victory.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African and Asian Studies Brill

Warlords, Politicians and the Post-First Civil War Election in Liberia

African and Asian Studies , Volume 10 (2-3): 83 – Jan 1, 2011

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1569-2094
eISSN
1569-2108
DOI
10.1163/156921011X586979
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The issue of post-conflict elections has become one of the major areas in both the scholarly literature and in policy circles. This is because post-conflict elections are considered critical to the peacebuilding process in war-torn societies. The rationale is that post-conflict elections can be used to address the vexing problem of choosing the leadership for states recovering from war. With the leadership chosen in the context of free, fair and transparent elections, it can then shepherd the arduous process of rebuilding the society.</jats:p> <jats:p>In this vein, using the first post-conflict election in Liberia as a case study, this article examines the electoral landscape, and the factors that led to the Taylor-led National Patriotic Party (NPP) winning a landslide victory.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

African and Asian StudiesBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: Warlords; National Patriotic Party of Liberia; politicians; ECOWAS; Liberia; post-conflict election

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