Content Type: Policy Brief / Publishing Institution: United States Institute of Peace / Political Geography: Haiti / Topic: Politics

Author:: Robert Maguire
Publication Date:: 01-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: Elevation of Haiti's planning minister to the post of prime minister offers the prospect for continuity in development policies and programs that were identified at the international donors conference held in April 2009. Greater attention to rural and community development and to police and judicial reform is essential in assisting Haiti to meet poverty alleviation and economic growth goals and to consolidate gains in security. The new prime minister will be challenged by Haiti's array of deeply-rooted problems and by the ticking clock of President Rene Preval's final year in office. The new government will have to move quickly to institute reforms before political maneuvering related to the presidential election takes over. Immediate, robust international engagement in Haiti's current electoral process is critically required following a decision by the provisional election commission to ban several political parties.
Topic:: Development, Politics, Foreign Direct Investment, and Governance
Political Geography:: Caribbean and Haiti

Author:: Robert Perito and Jasenka Jocic
Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: Haiti's constitution was adopted on March 29, 1987 when over 90 percent of the voters approved it in a popular referendum. The result was not surprising. Among the most democratic in the world, Haiti's constitution was proposed in the aftermath of the brutal Duvalier dictatorship and seemed to promise an end to arbitrary and violent rule. Unfortunately, that was not the case as the country endured two more decades of turmoil. In the period of instability following adoption of the constitution, its provisions were more often ignored or violated than observed.
Topic:: Government, Peace Studies, and Politics
Political Geography:: United States, Caribbean, and Haiti

Author:: Robert Perito
Publication Date:: 05-2006
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:: Two years after Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster by armed revolt, Haiti appears ready to turn a page in its turbulent political history. Earlier this month, the Haitian people successfully completed parliamentary elections with minimal violence or fanfare, two months after choosing their new president, René Préval. Once in office, Haiti's new leadership will face grave political challenges in governing a country that has been traumatized by chronic violence and instability.
Topic:: Development, Government, and Politics
Political Geography:: Central America and Haiti

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