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Zoë Wilson’s innovative study shows how recent critiques of mainstream development thinking have been incorporated into the programs and poli- cies of UN agencies as what she terms “minor discourses,” in a complex and uneasy jumble with the older, “top-down” models that continue to be dominant. Her analysis of the political effects of this apparent confusion sheds a powerful light on how and why UN interventions based on what seem to be the most benevolent principles so often turn out badly for the “ordinary people” they are intended to benefit. James Ferguson Studies in International Relations Edited by Charles MacDonald Florida International University A Routledge Series Studies in International Relations Charles MacDonald, General Editor Promoting Women’s Rights Political Corruption in The Politics of Gender in the the Caribbean Basin European Union Constructing a Theory to Chrystalla A. Ellina Combat Corruption Michael W. 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DeGarmo The United Nations and Democracy in Africa Labyrinths of Legitimacy Zoë Wilson Routledge New York & London Routledge Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue 2 Park Square New York, NY 10016 Milton Park, Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RN © 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2007. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” International Standard Book Number-10: 0-415-97987-0 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-415-97987-0 (Hardcover) No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wilson, Zoë. The United Nations and democracy in Africa : labyrinths of legitimacy / Zoe Wilson. p. cm. -- (Studies in international relations) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-97987-0 (alk. paper) 1. United Nations. 2. Peace-building--Africa. 3. Democracy--Africa. I. Title. II. Series: Studies in international relations (Routledge (Firm)) JZ4984.5.W55 2006 341.23’6--dc22 2006009431 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the Routledge Web site at http://www.routledge-ny.com ISBN 0-203-94425-9 Master e-book ISBN T&F_LOC_G_Master.indd 1 5/31/06 9:45:27 AM Contents List of Abbreviations vii Preface and Acknowledgments ix Chapter One Power, Politics and Doomed Projects 1 Chapter Two Policies and Institutions: “Unpopular among some—or even a majority—of the population” 27 Chapter Three Human Development Reports: “Universally valued by people of the world over” 47 Chapter Four The Millennium Road Map: “Urging states,” “Encouraging governments” and “Working within the United Nations” 75 Chapter Five From Global Ideas to Regional Road Maps: “The moderating role of central authorities” 87 Chapter Six Country Level: “Systemic dissemination of information so as to promote universal understanding” 111 v vi Contents Chapter Seven Wishful Thinking, Willful Blindness and Artful Amnesia in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Tanzania 139 Chapter Eight Paradoxes and Dilemmas of Institutional Change: Human Rights and Livelihoods in Rural War-Torn Angola 177 Chapter Nine Disorganized Deception and the Performance of Irony 193 Appendix List of Interviews and Special Libraries 215 Notes 219 Bibliography 233 Index 249 List of Abbreviations AGF-V—Fifth African Governance Forum BACONGO—Botswana Council of Non-governmental Organisations CCF—Common Country Framework CCM—Chama Cha Mapinduzi ESRF—Economic and Social Research Foundation GDH—Good Governance, Democracy and Human Rights GoA—Government of Angola GoB—Government of Botswana GRN—Government of the Republic of Namibia HDR—Human Development Report HRC—Human Rights Committee HRW—Human Rights Watch ICISS—International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty IDEA—Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance IDG—International Development Goals IDP—Internally Displaced Person IMF—International Monetary Fund IO—International Organization IPPR—Institute for Public Policy Research vii
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