Felix Gerdes

Civil War and State Formation

The Political Economy of War and Peace in Liberia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nach dem langen Bürgerkrieg der 1990er Jahre galt Liberia unter der Präsidentschaft des Warlords Charles Taylor vielen Beobachtern als gescheiterter Staat. Seit der Machtübernahme durch Ellen Johnson Sirleaf im Jahr 2006 wird die Landesentwicklung weithin als Erfolgsgeschichte bewertet. Felix Gerdes zeigt, welche strukturellen Änderungen zu diesem Wandel und damit zur relativen Stabilisierung führten. Seine Analysen machen deutlich, dass die liberianischen Kriege gerade nicht die Zerstörung des Staates bedeuteten, sondern als Teil des Prozesses der Staatsbildung zu verstehen sind. Die Betrachtungen der Kontinuitäten und Brüche der politischen Verfasstheit Liberias ermöglichen eine fundierte Bewertung der anhaltenden strukturellen Probleme der Nachkriegsordnung.

Produktdetails

• Mikropolitik der Gewalt 9
• Verlag: Campus Verlag
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 39892
• Seitenzahl: 301
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 142mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9783593398921
• ISBN-10: 3593398923
• Artikelnr.: 36814607

Inhaltsangabe

ContentsList of TablesviiiPrefaceix1. Introduction12. War, Peace, and Young States82.1. The State and Other Types of Political Organization92.1.1. The Importance of Variance in (Personal) Authority92.1.2. Non-legitimate Domination152.1.3. The Empirical State172.2. State Formation, State Erosion and Society192.2.1. State-Building and State Decay192.2.2. Society and the State262.2.3. A Note on Sequences of Domination293. The First Liberian Civil War: The Rise of Charles Taylor313.1. Collusion, Competition and Military Combat343.1.1. The Actors343.1.2. Elimination Contests393.1.3. Winning a War by Way of Elections563.1.4. Summary: Civil War as State-Building593.2. Political Economy of the NPFL603.2.1. Creation of the NPFL and Imposition of Taylor603.2.2. Politics of the NPFL: Administration and Legitimacy643.2.3. Discipline, Repression and Material Interests733.2.4. Economics of the NPFL793.3. Taylor's Adversaries and their Weaknesses1043.3.1. The Doe Government1063.3.2. The Interim Government of National Unity1093.3.3. The Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia1153.3.4. The ECOWAS Cease-Fire Monitoring Group1173.3.5. The United Liberation Movements1233.3.6. The Liberia Peace Council1283.4. Summary: Taylor and his Rivals1313.5. From Warlord to Statesman: Charles Taylor as President1323.5.1. Transplanting a System of Domination1343.5.2. The Security Sector1393.5.3. Revenue Generation in Charles Taylor's Liberia1403.5.4. Key Features of Liberia Inc.1503.6. Summary: The Rise of Charles Taylor1524. Taylor's Fall and the Dawn of a Neo-patrimonial Democracy1544.1. The Government: Cracks in the System1544.1.1. Disintegration of the Security Sector1544.1.2. Repression and the Erosion of a Patrimonial System1584.1.3. An Aggressive Regional Policy1614.1.4. The Economics of Taylor's Fall1654.1.5. The Final Events1674.2. The Rebels: LURD and MODEL1684.3. The National Transitional Government of Liberia1724.3.1. The Erosion of the Former Regime1754.3.2. LURD and MODEL: Rebels Falling Apart1824.3.3. Political Parties and Civil Society: Dashed Hopes1874.4. Elections and a New Regime1914.4.1. Presidential Elections: Warring Parties1924.4.2. The Leading Candidates and their Networks1944.4.3. The Legislature2054.5. Liberia under Johnson Sirleaf: Rebuilding the State?2174.5.1. Anatomy of a Post-War Regime2184.5.2. Major Issues in Institutional Development2224.5.3. An Anti-Corruption Policy?2264.5.4. New Elections-Reconfigured Alliances2314.6. Political Economy of the New Liberia2354.6.1. A Peacekeeping and Reconstruction Economy2354.6.2. Natural Resources and Political Control2374.7. From Taylor to Johnson Sirleaf: Major Issues2495. Conclusion251Bibliography263Index285Contents

List of Tablesviii

Prefaceix

1. Introduction1

2. War, Peace, and Young States8
2.1. The State and Other Types of Political Organization9
2.1.1. The Importance of Variance in (Personal) Authority9
2.1.2. Non-legitimate Domination15
2.1.3. The Empirical State17
2.2. State Formation, State Erosion and Society19
2.2.1. State-Building and State Decay19
2.2.2. Society and the State26
2.2.3. A Note on Sequences of Domination29

3. The First Liberian Civil War: The Rise of Charles Taylor31
3.1. Collusion, Competition and Military Combat34
3.1.1. The Actors34
3.1.2. Elimination Contests39
3.1.3. Winning a War by Way of Elections56
3.1.4. Summary: Civil War as State-Building59
3.2. Political Economy of the NPFL60
3.2.1. Creation of the NPFL and Imposition of Taylor60
3.2.2. Politics of the NPFL: Administration and Legitimacy64
3.2.3. Discipline, Repression and Material Interests73
3.2.4. Economics of the NPFL79
3.3. Taylor's Adversaries and their Weaknesses104
3.3.1. The Doe Government106
3.3.2. The Interim Government of National Unity109
3.3.3. The Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia115
3.3.4. The ECOWAS Cease-Fire Monitoring Group117
3.3.5. The United Liberation Movements123
3.3.6. The Liberia Peace Council128
3.4. Summary: Taylor and his Rivals131
3.5. From Warlord to Statesman: Charles Taylor as President132
3.5.1. Transplanting a System of Domination134
3.5.2. The Security Sector139
3.5.3. Revenue Generation in Charles Taylor's Liberia140
3.5.4. Key Features of Liberia Inc.150
3.6. Summary: The Rise of Charles Taylor152

4. Taylor's Fall and the Dawn of a Neo-patrimonial Democracy154
4.1. The Government: Cracks in the System154
4.1.1. Disintegration of the Security Sector154
4.1.2. Repression and the Erosion of a Patrimonial System158
4.1.3. An Aggressive Regional Policy161
4.1.4. The Economics of Taylor's Fall165
4.1.5. The Final Events167
4.2. The Rebels: LURD and MODEL168
4.3. The National Transitional Government of Liberia172
4.3.1. The Erosion of the Former Regime175
4.3.2. LURD and MODEL: Rebels Falling Apart182
4.3.3. Political Parties and Civil Society: Dashed Hopes187
4.4. Elections and a New Regime191
4.4.1. Presidential Elections: Warring Parties192
4.4.2. The Leading Candidates and their Networks194
4.4.3. The Legislature205
4.5. Liberia under Johnson Sirleaf: Rebuilding the State?217
4.5.1. Anatomy of a Post-War Regime218
4.5.2. Major Issues in Institutional Development222
4.5.3. An Anti-Corruption Policy?226
4.5.4. New Elections-Reconfigured Alliances231
4.6. Political Economy of the New Liberia235
4.6.1. A Peacekeeping and Reconstruction Economy235
4.6.2. Natural Resources and Political Control237
4.7. From Taylor to Johnson Sirleaf: Major Issues249

5. Conclusion251

Bibliography263
Index285