Two Ugandas and a "liberal peace"? Lessons from Uganda about conflict and development at the start of a new century

Global Society

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-578

  Shaw, Timothy M ^a   Mbabazi, Pamela K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIBERALIZATION; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; PEACE PROCESS; PEACEKEEPING; POLITICAL RELATIONS; STATE BUILDING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 35048869067     PISSN: 13600826     EISSN: 1469798X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600820701562801     Document Type: Article

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