Democratization and Human Security in Postwar Sierra Leone

✍ Scribed by Marda Mustapha, Joseph J. Bangura (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 268
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The anthology investigates a number of pertinent questions surrounding democratic governance and human security in Sierra Leone after the end of the civil war. The questions include: how successful is the democratization process in Sierra Leone? Is Sierra Leone progressing towards sustained democracy or morphing into a hybrid regime?

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Democratization and Human Security in Sierra Leone: An Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Constitutional Development and Ethnic Entrepreneurism in Sierra Leone: A Metahistorical Analysis....Pages 13-35
Chieftaincy Reform and Liberal Peace-Building in Sierra Leone....Pages 37-58
Reconciling Police Reform and Local Security Provision in Postconflict Sierra Leone....Pages 59-79
Diasporic States....Pages 81-106
The 2012 General Elections in Sierra Leone: Democratic Consolidation or Semi-authoritarian Regime....Pages 107-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
The NGOization of Civil Society in Sierra Leone—A Thin Dividing Line between Empowerment and Disempowerment....Pages 133-161
Civil Society and Democratized Peace in Postwar Sierra Leone....Pages 163-176
Critical Examination of Food Security-Insecurity in Postwar Sierra Leone....Pages 177-197
Promises and Pitfalls of the Free Health Care Initiative in Sierra Leone: An Early Analysis....Pages 199-215
Corruption and the 2014 EVD Crisis in Sierra Leone: Ebola as “Total Disease”....Pages 217-249
Conclusion: The Interface between Democratization and Human Security....Pages 251-255
Back Matter....Pages 257-265

✦ Subjects

Imperialism and Colonialism;Democracy;African History;African Politics;Political History;Political Science

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