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Format: 1 online resource (422 p.)

ISBN: 3-8394-7306-3

Series Statement: Postcolonial Studies ; 51

Content: With the right to petition the United Nations, the Ewe and Togoland unification movement enjoyed a privilege unmatched by other dependent peoples. Using language conveying insecurity, the movement seized the international spotlight, ensuring that the topic of unification dominated the UN Trusteeship System for over a decade. Yet, its vociferous securitisations fell silent due to colonial distortion, leaving unification unfulfilled, thus allowing the seeds of secessionist conflict to grow. At the intersection of postcolonial theory and security studies, Julius Heise presents a theory-driven history of Togoland's path to independence, offering a crucial lesson for international statebuilding efforts.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , List of Photographs, Figures, and Maps -- , List of Tables -- , List of Abbreviations -- , Acknowledgements -- , 1. Introduction -- , 1.1 Secessionist Conflict in “Western Togoland” -- , 1.2 Research Puzzle & Goal -- , 1.3 Argument & Approach -- , 1.4 Relevance & Contribution -- , 1.5 Outline -- , 2. State of the Art -- , 2.1 Neo-Trusteeship & (In)Security -- , 2.1.1 Antecedents: From Transitional to Structural Problems (1960–1970s) -- , 2.1.2 The 1st Generation: Of ‘Quasi’ & ‘Failed States’ -- , 2.1.3 The 2nd Generation: From Peace-Keeping to State-Building -- , 2.1.4 The 3rd Generation: Colonial Reminiscence -- , 2.1.5 The 4th Generation: The Local Turn -- , 2.1.7 Postcolonial Security Studies -- , 2.2 Trusteeship & (De)Colonisation -- , 2.2.1 Origins of Trusteeship -- , 2.2.2 The United Nations Trusteeship System & Security -- , 2.3 Togoland -- , 2.3.1 State- & Nationhood -- , 2.3.2 Security -- , 2.4 Situating the Research Agenda -- , 3. Theoretical Framework -- , 3.1 Copenhagen School -- , 3.1.1 Internalist vs. Externalist Understanding -- , 3.1.2 The Audience’s Agency -- , 3.1.3 Securitisation Theory? Or: How to Predict the Present -- , 3.1.4 Historicisation of Security & Securitisation of History -- , 3.1.5 Securitisation in a Postcolonial Reading -- , 3.2 Paris School -- , 3.3 Research Perspective -- , 4. Methods -- , 4.1 Research Design -- , 4.1.1 A Constructivist Study -- , 4.1.2 A Qualitative & Comparative Study -- , 4.2 Archival Research -- , 4.2.1 Archives Visited -- , 4.2.2 Challenge of Access & Supplementary Sources -- , 4.2.3 Research Procedure & Evaluation -- , 5. Historical Background: From Slave Coast to Mandate Territory -- , 5.1 Precolonial Era & Introduction of European Rule -- , 5.1.1 From ‘Gold Coast’ to ‘Slave Coast’ -- , 5.1.2 Ewe Heterogeneity -- , 5.1.3 The Emergence of ‘Eweness -- , 5.2 The ‘Schutzgebiet Togoland’ -- , 5.2.1 Drawing Borders & Conquest of the Hinterland -- , 5.2.2 Exploitation & Modernization -- , 5.2.3 Petitions as Anticolonial Resistance -- , 5.3 Togoland under Mandate -- , 5.3.1 Creation of the Mandates System -- , 5.3.2 French & British Togoland under Mandate -- , 6. The Securitisation of Ewe & Togoland Unification before the United Nations -- , 6.1 Bringing Togoland under United Nations Trusteeship -- , 6.1.1 Establishment of the United Nations Trusteeship System -- , 6.1.2 The Instruments of International Supervision -- , 6.2 The All-Ewe-Conference & First Petitions under Trusteeship -- , 6.2.1 Formation of the ‘Ewe Parties’ -- , 6.2.2 Establishment of the Petition Procedure -- , 6.3 Security Matters: Trouble in Accra & Abidjan (1948–1951) -- , 6.3.1 The Accra Riots & the Special Branch -- , 6.3.2 The Abidjan Troubles & the Service de Sûreté -- , 6.4 Securitising Petitions I: Trusteeship Council (1949–1951) -- , 6.4.1 New Restrictions for Petitions & Visiting Missions (1949) -- , 6.4.2 The Anglo-French “Master Stroke” (1950) -- , 6.4.3 From Ewe to Togoland Unification (1951) -- , 6.5 Securitising Petitions II: The General Assembly (1951–1955) -- , 6.5.1 After Vogan: Double Standard for Examining Petitions (1951) -- , 6.5.2 Political Development under Security Surveillance (1952) -- , 6.5.3 Securitising the French “Reign of Terror” (1952) -- , 6.5.4 A Spectre haunts Africa – the Spectre of the “Red Menace” (1953) -- , 6.6 Turning the Tides I: British Togoland (1954–1957) -- , 6.6.1 “A New Type of Threat” (1954) -- , 6.6.2 Action Plan & Internal Security Updates (1955) -- , 6.6.3 The 3rd Visiting Mission (1955) -- , 6.6.4 Anglo-French Arrangements for the Togoland Referenda (1955) -- , 6.6.5 The British Togoland Referendum (1956) -- , 6.7 Turning the Tides II: French Togoland (1956–1960) -- , 6.7.1 Loi-Cadre & the Autonomous Republic of Togoland (1956) -- , 6.7.2 The French Togoland Referendum (1956) -- , 6.8 The Independence of British & French Togoland -- , 6.8.1 Securitising the Independence of French Togoland (1957) -- , 6.8.2 The Parliamentary Election in French Togoland (1958) -- , 6.8.3 Termination of Trusteeship & Independence -- , 6.9 Post-Independence Conflict -- , 6.9.1 Repressive Tit-For-Tat (1960–1962) -- , 6.9.2 Assassination of Olympio (1963) -- , 6.9.3 Aftermath: Rise & Demise of The Togoland Liberation Movement -- , 7. Conclusion -- , 7.1 General Summary -- , 7.2 Key Findings and Conclusion -- , 7.2.1 Sub-Question 1: (In)Securitisation by the Administering Authorities -- , 7.2.2 Sub-Question 2: Securitisation by the Petitioners -- , 7.2.3 Sub-Question 3: The United Nations as an Audience of Securitisation -- , 7.2.4 General Conclusion -- , 7.3 Potentials, Limits, Outlook -- , Bibliography , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9783839473061