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THE UNENDING CYCLE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN HAITI: A CASE STUDY OF THE 1991 COUP D'ETAT
| Title: | THE UNENDING CYCLE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN HAITI: A CASE STUDY OF THE 1991 COUP D'ETAT. |
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| Name(s): |
Eliacin Mars, Lourdes, Author Vasquez, Paul, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2012 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Deye mo-n se mo-n is a proverb in Haiti that roughly translates to "Beyond the mountains, more mountains." This saying holds a deep meaning to the Haitian peoples, who have lived through unrelenting violence and poverty. In its 200 years of independence, Haiti's inhabitants have seldom known a decade without political violence. Like the chain of mountains, political violence in Haiti seems to go on forever with no end in sight. Not only are the devastating effects of violence felt within politics, but also in the economic and social sectors of the country. The collapse of these sectors has created a predatory democracy which fails to provide for the population but rather enriches political elites who fight for the control of power and ignore their civic duties. The result of the political infighting, corruption, and weak governance has left Haiti the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. A recent conflict which continues to have negative effects in the country is the 1991 military coup d'etat. The source of the coup was the political classes' constant fight for the control of power. The consequences of the coup are the collapse of the sectors previously mentioned. This has led to a country's struggle to reestablish functioning political, economic, and social institutions. Through secondary literary sources, online journals, and biographies, the causes and negative effects of the coup will be explored in hopes of illustrating the overall proximate and underlying causes of political violence in Haiti. This research will eventually lead to the exploration of different institutional reforms which needs to be enforced to break the cycle of violence. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004301 (IID), ucf:45053 (fedora) | |
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2012-12-01 B.A. Sciences, Dept. of Political Science Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
coup d'etat political violence bourgeois oligarchy military junta |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004301 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
