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

Arbeitspapier | Working paper

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.

Object Details

• Alternative title: La démocratisation par le biais des élections dans un "narco-État" de l'Afrique? Le cas de la Guinée-Bissau ; Demokratisierung durch Wahlen in einem afrikanischen 'Drogen‐Staat'? Das Beispiel Guinea‐Bissaus
• Extent: Seite(n): 24
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Internationale Beziehungen ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik ; Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie ; Guinea-Bissau ; Demokratisierung ; Failed State ; Staatenbildung ; Mehrparteiensystem ; Wahl ; Drogenkriminalität ; nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsland ; Westafrika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kohnert, Dirk
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2009

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1521027
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55649-4
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST