Greedy elites, dwindling resources, alienated youths: the anatomy of protracted violence in Sierra Leone
Keen, D.
(2003).
Greedy elites, dwindling resources, alienated youths: the anatomy of protracted violence in Sierra Leone.
Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft,
2003(3), 67-94.
The war in Sierra Leone was ignited in March 1991 when a small band of rebels, supported by Liberian rebel Charles Taylor, attacked from Liberia. But it was underlying resentments inside Sierra Leone that turned this relatively small incursion into a conflict that displaced close to half the population.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2003 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > International Development |
| Date Deposited | 15 Oct 2014 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59756 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7218-8378