TY  - BOOK
AU  - Themnér,Anders
TI  - Warlord democrats in Africa: ex-military leaders and electoral politics 
T2  - Africa now
SN  - 9781783602483
AV  - JQ1875 .W23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Zed Books
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - Africa
KW  - Politicians
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Hommes politiques
KW  - Afrique
KW  - 89.35 democracy
KW  - bcl
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Warlord
KW  - gnd
KW  - Politische Führung
KW  - Wahlkampf
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - ukslc
KW  - 1960-
KW  - Politique et gouvernement
KW  - Afrika
KW  - gtt
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : warlord democrats : wartime investments, democratic runs? / Anders Themnér -- Pompier-pyromanocracy : Mbusa Nyamwisi and the DR Congo's inflammable post-settlement political order / Judith Verweijen -- Apotheosis of a warlord : Paul Kagame / Lars Waldorf -- Discourses of peace and fear : the electoral navigations of Sekou Conneh and Prince Johnson in post-war Liberia / Carrie Manning and Anders Themnér -- Afonso Dhlakama and RENAMO's return to armed conflict since 2013 : the politics of reintegration in Mozambique / Alex Vines -- From warlord to drug lord : the life of João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira / Henrik Vigh -- Shape-shifters in the struggle for survival : post-war politics in Sierra Leone / Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and Ibrahim Bangura -- Riek Machar : warlord-doctor in South Sudan / Johan Brosché and Kristine Höglund -- Conclusion : ambiguous peacelords : the diminishing returns of post-war democracy / Anders Themnér
N2  - "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 overlooked question to be addressed, therefore, is what effect the inclusion of ex-militaries into electoral politics has on post-war security. Can 'warlord democrats' make a positive contribution by shepherding their wartime constituencies to support the building of peace and democracy, or are they likely to use their electoral platforms to sponsor political violence and keep war-affected communities mobilized through aggressive discourses?"
ER  -