Synopses & Reviews
This book critically investigates the conditions facing the warring parties during the implementation of the peace agreements in Mozambique, Angola, and Liberia. The successes and failures in these three countries highlight the incentives available to mediators and the international community to keep the peace process from faltering.
Synopsis
time. Democratization has become the cornerstone of post-civil war state reconstruction, but the role of political parties in the success or failure of democratic statebuilding is understudied. The book examines four parties in three countries over ten years or more of electoral politics: Renamo in Mozambique, the Croatian Democratic Union and the Serbian Democratic Party in Bosnia, and the FMLN in El Salvador.
About the Author
Dorina A. Bekoe is a Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.
Table of Contents
Introduction * Surprise Peace in Mozambique * Dodging Peace in Angola * Liberia's Piecemeal Peace * Implications for Policymakers and the International Community