Democratisation via Elections in an African 'Narco State'? The Case of Guinea-Bissau
Author(s)
Kohnert, DirkKeywords
Internationale BeziehungenSoziologie, Anthropologie
International relations
Sociology & anthropology
narco-state; drug trafficking; Strukturanpassung
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Guinea-Bissau
Demokratisierung
Failed State
Staatenbildung
Mehrparteiensystem
Wahl
Drogenkriminalität
nachhaltige Entwicklung
Entwicklungshilfe
Entwicklungsland
Westafrika
Guinea-Bissau
democratization
failed state
state formation
multi-party system
election
drug-related crime
sustainable development
development aid
developing country
West Africa
10400
10500
10200
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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.La coopération de développement récente avec la Guinée-Bissau, en se concentrant sur les élections, la consolidation de la bonne gouvernance et l'état de prévention des conflits, ni contribué à la démocratisation, ni à la stabilisation des structures politiques, militaires et économiques volatiles du pays. Tant la représentation de la Guinée-Bissau comme un échec "narco-État" ainsi que l'aide occidentale destinée à stabiliser cet état grâce à l'appui des élections multipartites sont basées sur des concepts et des hypothèses douteuses. Certes, l'impact du trafic de drogue pourrait mettre en danger la démocratisation et le renforcement de l'État si il se poursuit sans frein. Cependant, le besoin le plus urgent n’est pas le renforcement de l'État, mal ancré dans le tissu social et politique du pays, facilitée par l'aide extérieure, mais la construction d’une nation par le bas comme une condition préalable à la création d'institutions étatiques viables.
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2018-01-29Type
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oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/55649https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/55649
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55649-4
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1521027
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