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Abstract
Compared with Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, the recent western intervention in Sierra Leone has been largely forgotten. When the State Fails rectifies this, providing a comprehensive and critical analysis of the intervention.
The civil war in Sierra Leone began in 1991 and was declared officially over in 2002 after UK, UN and regional African military intervention. Some claimed it as a case of successful humanitarian intervention. The authors in this collection provide an informed analysis of the impact of the intervention on democracy, development and society in Sierra Leone. The authors take a particularly critical view of the imposition of neoliberalism after the conflict.
As NATO intervention in Libya shows the continued use of external force in internal conflicts, When the State Fails is a timely book for all students and scholars interested in Africa and the question of 'humanitarian intervention'.
'This volume by Sierra Leonean academics offers wide-ranging insights on the causes and dynamics of the Sierra Leone conflict. It provides valuable information on security sector reform and the role of external actors in peace building'
Yusuf Bangura, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
'Fills a very important niche in our perception of the era of the civil war in Sierra Leone and its aftermath'
Magbaily Fyle, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | cover | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Abbreviations | xii | ||
| Map of Sierra Leone | xvi | ||
| Part I | 1 | ||
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| 1: Multilateral Intervention in SierraLeone’s Civil War | 13 | ||
| 2: International Actors and DemocracyPromotion in Post-Confl ict SierraLeone: Time for Stock-Taking | 31 | ||
| 3: International Peacebuilding in SierraLeone: The Case of the United Kingdom | 65 | ||
| 4: Intervention and Peacebuilding inSierra Leone: A Critical Perspective | 89 | ||
| Part II | 115 | ||
| 5: The Role of External Actors inSierra Leone’s Security Reform | 117 | ||
| 6: Gender, Conflict and Peacebuilding inAfrica: The Sierra Leone Experience | 145 | ||
| 7: Youth Marginalization in Post-WarSierra Leone: Mapping out theChallenges for Peace | 172 | ||
| 8: Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone: The Role of the Sierra Leone Diasporas | 203 | ||
| 9: Conclusion | 247 | ||
| Appendix 1 Historical Outline – the Making and Unmaking of Sierra Leone | 251 | ||
| Appendix 2: Minerals and the Mining Industry in Sierra Leone | 257 | ||
| Bibliography | 259 | ||
| About the Contributors | 282 | ||
| Index | 284 |