Political Geography: Liberia / Topic: Conflict Resolution

Author:: Terrence Lyons
Publication Date:: 02-2002
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University
Abstract:: Outcomes of transitional periods after peace agreements to halt civil wars are critical to sustaining peace and providing the basis for a long-term process of democratization. Understanding these transitional processes and designing policies to promote successful peace implementation are among the greatest challenges of the post–Cold War era. In a number of recent cases, including Angola (1992), Cambodia (1993), El Salvador (1994), Mozambique (1994), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1996), and Liberia (1997), elections have been designated in the peace accord as the mechanism for ending the transition. Such postconflict elections are designed to advance two distinct but interrelated goals – war termination and democratization.
Topic:: Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Government, and Peace Studies
Political Geography:: Bosnia, Herzegovina, Cambodia, Liberia, Mozambique, and Angola

Publication Date:: 12-1999
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Carter Center
Abstract:: Freed American slaves began to settle what is currently known as Liberia in the 1820s, often in the face of hostility from the local inhabitants. By 1847, the ex-slaves and their descendants had declared a republic and began a 150 year period of Americo-Liberian elite rule based on domination and exploitation of the indigenous population. In 1980, Americo-Liberian rule ended with a military coup staged by Samuel Doe. The ensuing regime, violently suppressed any form of opposition for the next ten years, creating deadly ethnic cleavages.
Topic:: Conflict Resolution, Civil Society, and Government
Political Geography:: Central America, Liberia, and Guatemala

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