African Peace Militaries
War, Peace and Democratic Governance
This book provides a critical understanding of the emerging role of African militaries in peacetime democratic Africa. This book departs from the dominant perspective which simply presents the military as an 'enemy' of democracy because of the history and legacy of unending military coup d'états and interventions in civilian politics. In the context of Africa, the military has been blamed or largely held responsible for instigating wars, armed conflicts, political violence, poverty and underdevelopment due to bad governance and mismanagement of the state. Drawing from diverse case studies across Africa, including Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-134-81972-0
- EAN: 9781134819720
- Produktnummer: 23976225
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 202 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'412 KB
- Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 7 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
David J. Francis is the most recent Head of Department of Peace Studies and is currently Director of the John and Elnora Ferguson Centre for African Studies (JEFCAS), at the University of Bradford, UK. He is author/editor of eight books, including US Strategy in Africa (ed. Routledge, 2010).
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