African Military Politics in the Sahel

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-36224-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 166, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: African Studies

Challenging western and francocentric accounts of military interventions in the Sahel, Katharina P.W. Döring foregrounds the response of African regional organizations to armed violence since 2012. Based on extensive empirical research, she reconstructs the experiences of African intervenors in planning and deploying missions in the region. The book outlines the complex constellation of actors that shape African military politics, including presidents, diplomats, and the United Nations. Drawing upon insights from critical geography, Döring considers the oft-neglected role that space – at once relational and changing – plays in the power dynamics of the region. In so doing, she offers a fresh perspective on military deployments and their politics. Amidst the current resurgence of nationalist geopolitics, this study and its findings have far-reaching implications for the analysis of military politics in Africa and beyond.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Döring, Katharina P W

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Making Room for War; 1. Spatial Semantics in African Military Politics; 2. Combating 'Sahelistan': The Struggle over Military Deployment for Mali; 3. Challenging the 'Regions' of the African Standby Force; 4. Security and Intelligence Cooperation in the 'Sahelo-Saharan Region'; 5. African Military Coalitions and the 'Core Countries' in the Sahel; 6. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of African Military Politics; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Döring, Katharina P W
Katharina P. W. Döring is a researcher at Södertörn University, Stockholm, specializing in the study of peace and security in Africa and African critical geopolitics. Recent publications include Researching the Inner Life of the African Peace and Security Architecture (co-edited, 2021).