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INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENTPOLITICALSCIENCEAFRICANSTUDIESCONFLICTSTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSdrceditedbydavidgillieschristinar.clark-kazakElectionsinDangerousPlacesElectionsinDangerousPlacesRecountingMigrationRecount-ingMigrationAugust2011August2011242011Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.mqup.ca.MQUPFALLAnimportantlookatwhenandhowtoholdelectionsinwar-torncountriesandsituationsofconict.Clark-KazakcapturesthehumanityofCongoleseyoungpeoplethroughtheirstoriesmovingbeyondtheidentitiesthathavebeencastuponthembytheoutsideworld.Lieutenant-GeneraltheHonourableRomoA.DallaireRetdPublishedforTheNorth-SouthInstitute978-0-7735-3936-532.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-3935-895.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9344pp978-0-7735-3882-529.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-3881-895.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9248pp4mapsFromAfghanistanandIraqtoHaitiCotedIvoireandEgyptill-timedfraudulentorpoorlymanagedelectionshaveledtodiscordviolenceandevenregimechange.Whilemuchoftheinternationalcommunityviewselectionsasacriticalmilestoneinthestabilizationofwar-tornsocietiesshowshowawedelectionscanactasdemo-cracyinreverseanddiminishpoliticallegitimacyandstablegovernance.Throughaseriesoffrankandincisivecasestudiesofconictedcountriescontributorschapterschallengethecentralityandtimingofelectionsasakeypillarofreconstructionatawarsend.Theyunderlinethedangersinrushingelectionscompromisingprinciplesandloweringthebarforwhatconstitutesfreeandfairelectionsinsituationsofconict.Theauthorsalsounderlinetheeconomiccostofelectionsinuncertainpoliticalsituationsandarguethatglobaltaxpayerswhomustbeartheburdenarejustiedinquestioningthevalueofill-timedelections.Acandidandimportantstudyofpoliticalturmoilprovidesvaluablelessonsandpracticaladviceonhowtobettermitigateconictandviolencebeforeduringandafterhighlychargedelections.isprincipalresearcherFragileandConict-AffectedStatesTheNorth-SouthInstituteinOttawa.MillionsofcitizensfromtheDemocraticRepublicofCongohavebeenkilledordisplacedduringdecadesofpoliticalcorruptionandmilitaryconict.Manyforcedmigrantsareyoungpeoplewhoareoftenseeneitheraspassivevictimsorasradicalizedandamoralchildsoldiersperpetuatingthecycleofviolence.refutesthesestereotypesbypresentingyoungCongoleserefugeesnuancedunderstandingofthecomplexpowerrelationsthataffecttheireverydaylives.ChristinaClark-Kazakaformerinternationalaidworkerusesextensivein-terviewsdoneinKampalaandKyakaIIrefugeesettlementUgandatopresentthenarrativesoftenyoungpeoplelivingasrefugees.Theiraccountsrevealbothpoliticalawarenessandindividualagencyineverydayandextraordinarycircumstances.Theauthorshowshowrefugeeyouthseektoinuencedeci-sion-makingprocessesinfamiliescommunitiesandatpolicylevelsthroughformalandinformalmechanismsaswellasthroughnon-politicalchannelssuchaseducationandmusic.Shejuxtaposestheirinterpretationsofthesitua-tionswiththediscourseandbureaucracyofinternationalaidorganizationsshowingthesometimesradicaldifferencesbetweentheseperspectives.Clark-Kazaknotonlyprovidesinsightintothepoliticsoflabellingbutoffersrecom-mendationsforfutureresearchpolicyandprogramsforrefugeeyoungpeople.Aremarkableandcompellinglookatthelivesofyoungrefugeeschallengesstereotypesbygivingthesemigrantsalong-overdueopportunitytospeakforthemselves.isanassistantprofessorofinternationalstudiesatYorkUniversity.ElectionsinDangerousPlacesDemocracyandtheParadoxesofPeacebuildingRecountingMigrationPoliticalNarrativesofCongoleseYoungPeopleinUgandaDavidGilliesChristinaR.Clark-Kazak