Democratisation via Elections in an African 'Narco State'? The Case of Guinea-Bissau

Abstract: Recent development cooperation with Guinea-Bissau, focusing on good governance, statebuilding and conflict prevention, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabilization of volatile political, military and economic structures. The portrayal of Guinea- Bissau as a failed “narco-state”, as well as Western aid meant to stabilize this state, are both based on dubious concepts. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if continued unchecked. However, the most pressing need is not state-building facilitated by external aid that is poorly rooted in the social and political fabric of the country. Rather, it is grassroots nation-building that is a pre-condition for the creation of viable state institutions

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: La démocratisation par le biais des élections dans un "narco-État" de l'Afrique? Le cas de la Guinée-Bissau
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 24 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Politik

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2009
• Urheber: Kohnert, Dirk

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1521027
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55649-4
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:48 MESZ