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- English
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About this book
Essays on the security challenges faced by African states.
The central concern that shapes this edited volume is the nature of the African state. Contributors point to an interesting intersection of domestic and external issues that is framed as a glocalized security situation. Individual chapters shed new insights on conflict drivers through case studies on Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia, as well as broader issues on the nature of African states. Arguments pivot on three issues, which show the intersection of the domestic and external forces that render the African state as a glocal problem: (a) the colonial roots of the state, (b) problems of governance, and (c) international and regional security imperatives. By problematizing the African state and connecting the security challenges of African states to colonialism, patrimonial rule, and geopolitical security issues, African States brings forth a new way of examining African states through the notion of glocalized security.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: The Glocal Security Challenges of the African State
- 1. The Stability of Instability in Africa: Glocalization, Colonial Borders, and the Limits of Conflict Resolution
- 2. The Anglophone War of Secession in Cameroon: Domestic Problem, Extra-National Challenges, and Shared Responsibility
- 3. Domestic and External Militarization under Democratic Governance: The Case of Sierra Leone
- 4. Boko Haram and Glocalization of Child Soldier Recruitment in Nigeria
- 5. International Responses to the Glocalized Conflict in Mali
- 6. Explaining Piracy: From State Failure to Glocalized Security
- 7. Foreign Military and Security Bases: Implications for the Practice of Peace and Security in Africa
- About the Contributors
- Index
- Back Cover