The Bane of Peacebuilding: Appraising Problems of Small Arms Control in Liberia 1989-2016
| dc.contributor.author | Fyanka, Bernard | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-31T12:00:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-31T12:00:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The proliferation of small arms and light weapons did not pose a challenge prior to the Liberian Civil War. The events leading to the war and subsequently 14 years of near continues conflict created a demand base for a huge amount of small arms and light weapons to flood the country. Attempts at restricting the flow of weapons during and after the conflict represent the central thesis this research seeks to investigate. A theoretical overview of gun control is first situated within the discourse, followed by an interrogation of the problems encountered in all the phases of disarmament exercises conducted to rid Liberia of illicit weapons. The comparative method of analyzing the processes and results of weapons collection programs and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) exercises affords a clear understanding of the challenges faced by small arms control in Liberia. These problems pose a critical challenge to the process of peacebuilding after the conflict in Liberia. The paper examines all the associated problems of small arms control from conflict resources to a proper legal framework. The paper argues that the cessation of hostilities did not necessarily ensure a peaceful society. One of the culprit for the high levels of insecurity in present day Liberia is the problems faced by small arms control. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2636-6436 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/929 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of humanities, Kaduna State University Kaduna | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | KADUNA JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES;VOLUME 1 NUMBER 3, 2017 | |
| dc.subject | Peacebuilding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Arms control | en_US |
| dc.title | The Bane of Peacebuilding: Appraising Problems of Small Arms Control in Liberia 1989-2016 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |