11. Sustainable Peace as Democratization: The Experiences of Haiti and Guatemala
- Author:
- Sara Lodge, Chetan Kumar, and Karen Resnick
- Publication Date:
- 03-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Peace Institute
- Abstract:
- This comparison of international efforts to encourage and sustain peace in Guatemala and Haiti derives from the heavy involvement of the international community in peacebuilding in both countries during the 1990s. Civil conflict in both countries has resulted from a combination of exclusionary politics and domination by predatory economic elites. The conclusions advanced below should assist in the assessment of international strategies for addressing political and economic turmoil in similarly distressed countries in the future.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, International Law, International Organization, Migration, and United Nations
- Political Geography:
- Haiti and Guatemala