Making Sense of the Central African Republic: The Struggle for Democracy

Lying At The Centre Of A Tumultuous Region, The Central African Republic And Its Turbulent History Have Often Been Overlooked. Democracy, In Any Kind Of A Meaningful Sense, Has Eluded The Country. Since The Mid-1990s, Army Mutinies And Serial Rebellion In Car Have Resulted In Two Major Successful Coups. Over The Course Of These Upheavals, The Country Has Become A Laboratory For Peacebuilding Initiatives, Hosting A Two-decade-long Succession Of Un And Regional Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding And Special Political Missions. Drawing Together The Foremost Experts On The Central African Republic, This Much-needed Volume Provides The First In-depth Analysis Of The Country's Recent History Of Rebellion, Instability, And International And Regional Intervention.--back Cover. Making Sense Of Car: An Introduction / Louisa Lombard And Tatiana Carayannis -- Car's History: The Past Of A Tense Present / Stephen W. Smith -- Being Rich, Being Poor: Wealth And Fear In The Central African Republic / Roland Marchal -- Local Dynamics In The Pk5 District Of Bangui / Faouzi Kilembe -- The Elite's Road To Riches In A Poor Country / Stephen W. Smith -- A Multifaceted Business: Diamonds In The Central African Republic / Ned Dalby -- The Autonomous Zone Conundrum: Armed Conservation And Rebellion In North-eastern Car / Louisa Lombard -- Car And The Regional (dis)order / Roland Marchal -- Pathologies Of Peacekeeping And Peacebuilding In Car / Nathaniel Olin -- From Being Forgotten To Being Ignored: International Humanitarian Interventions In The Central African Republic / Enrica Picco -- Car's Southern Identity: Congo, Car, And International Justice / Tatiana Carayannis -- In Unclaimed Land: The Lord's Resistance Army In Car / Ledio Cakaj -- A Central African Elite Perspective On The Struggles Of The Central African Republic / Laurence D. Wohlers -- A Concluding Note On The Failure And Future Of Peacebuilding In Car / Tatiana Carayannis And Louisa Lombard. Edited By Tatiana Carayannis And Louisa Lombard. Contains Bibliographical References And Index. A groundbreaking book that fundamentally opens the Central African Republic to African policymakers and scholars.