NATION-STATE BUILDING IN POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES

This research investigates whether post-conflict countries that used foreign aid to support the reconstruction of an inclusive and legitimate nation-state were more successful when local political background and people’s demands were taken into consideration, in comparison to following only conceived packages in the re-establishment process without adopting local population’s requests and characteristics in the reconstruction process. The final conclusion of the two case studies demonstrates a positive answer for the hypothesis by the achievements of the Rwandan government – which was successful in including local demands and local culture in the rebuilding process - in comparison to Sierra Leone.