Lika för lika - Power-sharing accords åtskilda främjande för demokrati i Moçambique och Angola
(2016) STVK02 20161Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Negotiated power-sharing arrangements between former warring parties in civil wars have more frequently been highlighted in peace settlements as a way to foster durable peace. On the other hand, democracy promotion followed by a power-sharing agreement has generally had adverse outcomes and in war-torn- societies, power-sharing institutions has often created an institutional barrier for further development. The ambition of this study is to explain how and when power-sharing accords can serve as an effective democratization. The central object of study is Mozambique, which since the peace agreement in 1992 has made a remarkable development in terms of democratization. This case is compared with a similar case, Angola, a country that barely... (More)
- Negotiated power-sharing arrangements between former warring parties in civil wars have more frequently been highlighted in peace settlements as a way to foster durable peace. On the other hand, democracy promotion followed by a power-sharing agreement has generally had adverse outcomes and in war-torn- societies, power-sharing institutions has often created an institutional barrier for further development. The ambition of this study is to explain how and when power-sharing accords can serve as an effective democratization. The central object of study is Mozambique, which since the peace agreement in 1992 has made a remarkable development in terms of democratization. This case is compared with a similar case, Angola, a country that barely has moved towards democracy since the peace agreement in 2002. The countries are compared on account of five crucial variables, including the content of the power-sharing accord, which from earlier research has been shown to have a major impact on peace, democracy and development.
This study argues that a military stalemate between the warring parties are an instable, yet a possible relevant condition for promotion. It also concludes that a power-sharing accord that opens up for provisions for multiparty elections, which excludes guaranteed positions, are highly recommended if possible. (Less)
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- author
- Möller, Finn LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20161
- year
- 2016
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- power-sharing, demokrati, fred, Moçambique, Angola
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8873447
- date added to LUP
- 2016-06-17 11:44:33
- date last changed
- 2016-06-17 11:44:33
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abstract = {{Negotiated power-sharing arrangements between former warring parties in civil wars have more frequently been highlighted in peace settlements as a way to foster durable peace. On the other hand, democracy promotion followed by a power-sharing agreement has generally had adverse outcomes and in war-torn- societies, power-sharing institutions has often created an institutional barrier for further development. The ambition of this study is to explain how and when power-sharing accords can serve as an effective democratization. The central object of study is Mozambique, which since the peace agreement in 1992 has made a remarkable development in terms of democratization. This case is compared with a similar case, Angola, a country that barely has moved towards democracy since the peace agreement in 2002. The countries are compared on account of five crucial variables, including the content of the power-sharing accord, which from earlier research has been shown to have a major impact on peace, democracy and development.
This study argues that a military stalemate between the warring parties are an instable, yet a possible relevant condition for promotion. It also concludes that a power-sharing accord that opens up for provisions for multiparty elections, which excludes guaranteed positions, are highly recommended if possible.}},
author = {{Möller, Finn}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Lika för lika - Power-sharing accords åtskilda främjande för demokrati i Moçambique och Angola}},
year = {{2016}},
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