Döring African Military Politics in the Sahel

Regional Organizations and International Politics
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-36227-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 166

Reihe: African Studies

Based on extensive empirical research, Katharina P.W. Döring analyses the politics surrounding military deployments in the Sahel since 2012 and stresses the agency of regional organizations in African-led military interventions. Drawing on insights from critical geography, she considers the role that space plays in the power dynamics of the region.

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).