Overview

Essays on the security challenges faced by African states. The central concern that shapes this edited volume is the nature of the African state. Contributors point to an interesting intersection of domestic and external issues that is framed as a glocalized security situation. Individual chapters shed new insights on conflict drivers through case studies on Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia, as well as broader issues on the nature of African states. Arguments pivot on three issues, which show the intersection of the domestic and external forces that render the African state as a glocal problem: (a) the colonial roots of the state, (b) problems of governance, and (c) international and regional security imperatives. By problematizing the African state and connecting the security challenges of African states to colonialism, patrimonial rule, and geopolitical security issues, African States brings forth a new way of examining African states through the notion of glocalized security.

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Author:   Abu Bakarr Bah (Northern Illinois University)
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9798855801361

Pages:   271
Publication Date:   01 March 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Glocal Security Challenges of the African State Abu Bakarr Bah 1. The Stability of Instability in Africa: Glocalization, Colonial Borders, and the Limits of Conflict Resolution Ian S. Spears 2. The Anglophone War of Secession in Cameroon: Domestic Problem, Extra-National Challenges, and Shared Responsibility Walters Tohnji Samah 3. Domestic and External Militarization under Democratic Governance: The Case of Sierra Leone Abu Bakarr Bah and Kassandra Gonzalez 4. Boko Haram and Glocalization of Child Soldier Recruitment in Nigeria Mary-Jane Fox 5. International Responses to the Glocalized Conflict in Mali Matthew Pflaum 6. Explaining Piracy: From State Failure to Glocalized Security Keunsoo Jeong 7. Foreign Military and Security Bases: Implications for the Practice of Peace and Security in Africa Sebastian Angzoorokuu Paalo and John-Paul Safunu Banchani About the Contributors Index

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""Drawing on historical and colonial sources to analyze the transformation of African states into a stable form using new analytic categories such as 'glocalization,' African States is an important addition to the field of conflict research."" — Alfred Babo, Fairfield University

"""Drawing on historical and colonial sources to analyze the transformation of African states into a stable form using new analytic categories such as 'glocalization,' African States is an important addition to the field of conflict research."" — Alfred Babo, Fairfield University"

Author Information

Abu Bakarr Bah is Presidential Research Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at Northern Illinois University. He is founding Director of the Institute for Research and Policy Integration in Africa (IRPIA), Editor in Chief of African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review, and African Editor of Critical Sociology.

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