African Military Politics in the Sahel - Regional Organizations and International Politics

"Based on extensive empirical research, Katharina P.W. Dèoring 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"--

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Katharina P. W. Döring
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781009362238
• ISBN: 978-1-009-36223-8
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: African Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, International Relations, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, African History, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Constitution: government & the state, The Sahel