Mauritania''s Colonels - Political Leadership, Civil-Military Relations and Democratization

This book focuses on the socio-political dynamics and civil-military relations in Mauritania, located in the troubled North-western part of Africa. Boubacar N'Diaye brings into light the political evolution of this country which holds lessons for African politics, and could affect the future of the West African sub-region.

List of contents

1. Introduction


2. Theoretical and Methodological Considerations


3. Mauritania’s Colonels: A Portrayal


4. Unworkable Co-Habitation: The ‘National Question’


5. Democratization and Military Withdrawal


6. The Challenge of Socioeconomic Development


7. The Colonels’ Foreign Policy: An Extension of the ‘National Question’?


8. Conclusions

About the author

Boubacar N’Diaye is a professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at The College of Wooster, USA.

Summary

This book focuses on the socio-political dynamics and civil-military relations in Mauritania, located in the troubled North-western part of Africa. Boubacar N’Diaye brings into light the political evolution of this country which holds lessons for African politics, and could affect the future of the West African sub-region.

Product details

• Authors: Boubacar N’Diaye, Boubacar (The College of Wooster Ndiaye, Boubacar N'Diaye, Boubacar (The College of Wooster N'Diaye, Boubacar N''diaye, Boubacar (The College of Wooster N''diaye
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138059481
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05948-1
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: African Governance; African Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Warfare & defence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Revolutionary groups & movements, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Regional Geography, Demonstrations & protest movements, Political leaders and leadership, Revolutionary groups and movements, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies