Democracy's Prerequisites A case study of Mozambique's transition to peace and democratization process

This thesis provides an account for the events leading up to the 1992 peace agreement and the following transition to democracy in Mozambique. In using process-tracing as a method, I have identified the factors that made the democratization process possible. My research is based on a theory by Leonard Wantchekon, which argues that democracy can arise directly from anarchy when elite actors actively choose to democratize. They do this as it will provide them with maximum benefits. In examining the elite actor-based prerequisites provided by Wantchekon and an additional factor, civil society, I have come to the conclusion that in addition to the importance of elite actors, the significance of civic actors must also be taken into account. The two views on the causes of peace and democratization in Mozambique should ultimately be seen as complementing each other