Securitising Decolonisation - The Silencing of Ewe and Togoland Unification under United Nations Trusteeship, 1945-1960

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.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Julius Heise
• Verlag: Transcript
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9783837673067
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-7306-7
• Seiten: 422
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 29 mm x 243 mm
• Gewicht: 727 g
• Illustration: 57 SW-Abb.
• Serie: Postcolonial Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geisteswissenschaften allgemein; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Vergleichende und internationale Politikwissenschaft; Öffentliche Verwaltung, State, Politik, Ethnic Studies, Administration, Politics, Sociology, Globalization, Cultural Studies, Law, European History, Postcolonialism, Human Rights, Political Science, Verfassung: Regierung und Staat, Togo, Security, International Relations, Political activism, General & world history, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, auseinandersetzen, Public Administration, African History, Demonstrations & protest movements, Sociology and anthropology, Constitution: government & the state, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Law & society, Politischer Aktivismus / Politisches Engagement, Trusteeship, Statebuilding, Culture and institutions, The political process, Social processes, Systems of governments and states, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Public administration and military science, History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines, Germany and neighboring central European countries, Civil and political rights