Perspectives on Côte d'Ivoire : between political breakdown and post-conflict peace

Abstract

The three articles in this Discussion Paper explore different perspectives to the complex causes of the civil war that broke out in Côte d’Ivoire in September 2002. They are written against the background of the signing of yet another peace agreement between the Ivorian government and the former rebel New Forces (NF) in March 2007. This volume also provides a context where the prospects for post-conflict peace, national reconciliation and democracy in Côte d’Ivoire could be critically analysed.

CONTENTS.-- Introduction. Cyril I. Obi -- The Political Implications of Economic Adjustment Crisis, Reform and Political Breakdown in Côte d’Ivoire. Guro Almås -- New War – Old Peace: About the Descent into Civil War in Côte d’Ivoire and Its Absence in Ghana. Volker Riehl -- Reconfiguring Nationhood in Côte d’Ivoire? Henri-Michel Yéré