The Failure of Democracy in the Republic of Congo / / John F. Clark.
Why did the democratic experiment launched in the Republic of Congo in 1991 fail so dramatically in 1997? Why has it not been seriously resumed since then? In tackling these complex questions, John Clark provides a thorough analysis of more than fifteen years of Congolese politics. Clark explores a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Map of the Republic of Congo: Regions and Ethnic Groups
- 1 The Republic of Congo: Failure of a Democratic Experiment
- 2 Structure, Agency, and the Collapse of Democracy
- 3 History and Political Culture as Context
- 4 Political Economy and the Trajectory of Multiparty Politics
- 5 The Challenge of Ethnic and Regional Identities
- 6 The Army and Militias: Forces in Conflict
- 7 The Constitution and Political Institutions
- 8 The Complex Impact of French Policy
- 9 Understanding the Failed Experiment in Congo
- 10 After the Experiment: Electoral Authoritarianism Since 1997
- Acronyms
- References
- Index
- About the Book