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No. 79: Post-Conflict Democratization

Pitfalls of External Influence

Author(s): Judith Vorrath

Editor(s): Daniel Trachsler

Series: CSS Analysis in Security Policy

Issue: 79

Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich

Publication Year: 2010


Democratization efforts are a core element in transition phases after armed conflicts. Often, these are initiated and supported by external actors – with ambivalent results so far. However, democratization will remain an important component of peacebuilding. A review of the problems of external influence in such processes reveals a potential for optimization in three areas: More conscious handling of trade-offs, conceptual precision, and a dynamic conflict analysis are crucial.

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Areas of external support for democratization
 

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