Beyond the Dark Continent

Abstract

Before getting into the UN’s obsession with elections I would like to thank several people who helped and supported me while writing this thesis. First of all, my supervisor Prof. Dr. Anna van der Vleuten, who helped me a lot to keep my focus on the subject and not get lost in all the interesting side tracks that occurred. Secondly, I want to thank my family, parents sisters and brothers-in-law and girlfriend Marthe who kept supporting me and gave feedback on all parts of this thesis. Third, I must thank a good friend of mine, Max. Together we spend a lot of days in the Utrecht University Library writing our thesis, motivating and supporting each other. At last, I want to thank all the respondents for their time, knowledge and insights. I hope you, the reader, will enjoy reading this thesis and gain some new insights about an intriguing, but often misunderstood continent.