UID:
almahu_9949625821202882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 265 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009362269 (ebook)
Series Statement:
African studies series ; 166
Content:
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 who shape African military politics, including presidents, diplomats, and bureaucrats. 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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Nov 2023).
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Making room for war -- Spatial semantics in African military politics -- Combating 'Sahelistan' : the struggle over military deployment for Mali -- Challenging the 'regions' of the African standby force -- Security and intelligence cooperation in the 'Sahelo-Saharan Region' -- African military coalitions and the 'core countries' in the Sahel -- Towards a critical geopolitics of African military politics.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781009362245
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009362269
