The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State: Governance and Security Challenges in Africa - Couverture souple

Fawole, W. Alade

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1498564623 ISBN 13 : 9781498564625

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2020

Synopsis

This book challenges the long-held conventional wisdom that Africa is a post-colonial society of sovereign nation-states despite the outward attributes of statehood: demarcated territories, permanent populations, governments, national currencies, police, and armed forces. While it is true that African nation-states have been gifted flag independence by their respective colonial masters, few have reached fully developed status as a secure nation-state. Most African nation-states have, since independence, been grappling with the crisis of state-building, nation-building, governance, and myriad security challenges which have been chronically exacerbated by the dynamics of the post-Cold War era. To focus merely on the agency of the African political elite and their inability to sustain functional modern nation-states misses the point. The central argument of the book is that an understanding of Africa's contemporary governance and security challenges requires us to historicize the discourse surrounding nation-building and state-building throughout Africa.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

W. Alade Fawole is professor in the Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498564623
• ISBN 13: 9781498564625
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 254
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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