Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-gb8f7 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-23T02:55:38.205Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

6 - The Limits of Cooperation after Conflict?

The Case of the Kimberley Process in Sierra Leone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2020

Nathan Munier
Affiliation:
Tokyo International University
Get access

Summary

Chapter 6 focuses on how the state administration in Sierra Leone is too weak to comply with the Kimberley Process at a high level, despite a preference for compliance. This shows how cooperation is a necessary but not always sufficient condition to bring about a high level of compliance. This research finds that low state capacity in regions where diamond mining takes place leads to widespread smuggling and a moving target for regulators over time. Furthermore, the “alluvial” nature of most diamond deposits in Sierra Leone, where diamonds can be mined with little capital investment, makes certification difficult. The reality of how the Kimberley Process has interacted with the government of Sierra Leone and the motivations of private actors within the country are essential in understanding attempts at homogenizing the domestic policy of states through international regimes and the limitations that result.

Type
Chapter
Information
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×