Ikpe, EkaetteNyokabi, Jacob KamauAlao, Abiodun2017-04-242017-04-242017-04http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56345Sierra Leone’s civil war resulted in the deaths of more than 100,000 people. Key issues around international assistance in the search for peace serve as crucial barometers in assessing how the past might predict the future of the country. This study posits that efforts to address four issues underline the state-building conversation and that lasting peace will depend on the extent to which these issues are addressed: identity politics; the search for a legitimate national political culture; the politics involved in management of natural resources; and the re-engagement of societies and communities at the margins of the state.1 digital file (49 p.)Application/pdfenIDENTITY POLITICSSTATE BUILDINGPEACEBUILDINGSIERRA LEONESOUTH OF SAHARAHUMAN SECURITYETHNICITYCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSCIVIL WARNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTGEOPOLITICSCOLONIZATIONDIAMONDSPOST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTIONCORRUPTIONWorking Paper