Madagascar
First test for the African Union
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12337451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Cornwell (Institute for Security Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 40-53 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1024-6029 • E-ISSN: 2154-0128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10246029.2003.9627569 |
| OpenAlex | W2074471786 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
There would be few who could conclude that the African Union (AU) or its predecessor covered themselves in glory during the Madagascan crisis. Indeed, the organisations consistently went out of their way to accommodate the views of the incumbent, refusing to take a strong stand on agreements reached when these were no longer expedient to Ratsiraka. By concentrating on minutiae it diverted its gaze from the bigger picture, in which electoral fraud loomed large. If final proof was wanted of this it came in the parliamentary results a year after the flawed first round of presidential elections. Ultimately the AU found itself floundering in the wake of developments, and was irrelevant to the solution of Madagascar's political crisis. Other international actors eventually played a far more constructive role as they sought to engage and encourage the new government
Constructive · Glory · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Political and Social Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |