Regional intervention in the promotion of democracy in West Africa
An analysis of the political crisis in the Gambia and Ecowas' coercive diplomacy
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 5680867 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Abdul-Jalilu Ateku (0000-0002-7796-169X, Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2020 |
| Volumen | 20 |
| Número | 6 |
| Páginas | 677-696 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2020.1854954 |
| OpenAlex | W3112997365 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 14 |
| Referencias citadas | 16 |
This article examines how ECOWAS’ preventive diplomacy and preventive deployment of forces to unlock the political stalemate in the Gambia succeeded in installing in office the ‘president-in-exile’, Adama Barrow, following his defeat of Yahya Jammeh who had ruled for over 20 years. The coercive diplomacy undertaken in defence of democracy in the Gambia was the latest manifestation of ECOWAS’ demonstrated capacity and readiness to use force if necessary as deterrence to subversion of constitutional democratic rule in West Africa. Unlike other ECOWAS’ interventions in West Africa, ECOWAS swiftly put to an end a potentially explosive crisis without any casualties. The president-elect, Adama Barrow took the oath-of-office as president in Senegal while coercive diplomacy was pursued to bring him back to the Gambia. The article argues that ECOWAS’ recognition of Adama Barrow’s electoral legitimacy and its intervention is a testament of ECOWAS’ resolve to promote and defend democracy in West Africa. Therefore, whether or not a winner of a presidential election has control over the state’s territory, ECOWAS will act to enforce its agreed protocols
Democracy · Democracy promotion · Democratization · Development economics · Diplomacy · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Sociology · Stalemate · Subversion · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · International Development and Aid · Law · Medicine · Public Administration
Forum
Geopolitical awakening in Africa
How African Regional Interventions are Perceived on the Ground
Local perceptions, regional action
Institutions, ideas and regional policy (un-)coordination
From Regionalism to Resilience
The Macroeconomic Influence of Recent Political Conflicts in Africa
Trust Institutions, Perceptions of Economic Performance, and the Mitigating Role of Political Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa
The AU’s journey to an African Criminal Court
Switching Sides
The Resurgence of Military Coups in West Africa
Balancing regional cooperation versus national sovereignty
From Euphoria to Disenchantment
Public attitudes toward external democracy promotion in Africa
Building Peace in West Africa
Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas)
Lessons of Liberia
Lessons of Liberia
The International Criminal Court
The Gambian 2016 Presidential Election and its Aftermath
Historical Dictionary of The Gambia
Building Peace in West Africa
The Paradox of Third-Wave Democratization in Africa
Regional Integration and Cooperation in West Africa
Autocracy, migration, and the Gambia's ‘unprecedented’ 2016 election
| Obras citantes distintas | 14 |
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| Citas por año | 2,8 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 14 |