The Failure of Democracy in the Republic of Congo

Preface ix Map of the Republic of Congo: Regions and Ethnic Groups xii The Republic of Congo: Failure of a Democratic Experiment 1(16) Structure, Agency, and the Collapse of Democracy 17(20) History and Political Culture as Context 37(46) Political Economy and the Trajectory of Multiparty Politics 83(28) The Challenge of Ethnic and Regional Identities 111(32) The Army and Militias: Forces in Conflict 143(34) The Constitution and Political Institutions 177(28) The Complex Impact of French Policy 205(28) Understanding the Failed Experiment in Congo 233(16) After the Experiment: Electoral Authoritarianism Since 1997 249(28) List of Acronyms 277(4) References 281(18) Index 299(10) About the Book 309