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Governing in the shadows : Angola's securitised state / Paula Cristina Roque.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roque, Paula Cristina, author.
- Series:
- African arguments.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- African arguments
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : map (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- This title traces three decades of securitisation in Angola. As a governing strategy during war and peacetime, it muted the aspirations of those on opposing sides, distorted the state, emboldened elites and redefined the identity of Angolans. Through this lens, Paula Cristina Roque provides an original account of Angola's post-conflict state-building. Securitisation protected the interests of President dos Santos, the ruling MPLA party and the elites supporting the regime. Angola's array of security forces and infrastructure provided an alternative to a fully functioning executive, at national, provincial and local levels. The intrusive way in which any form of dissent or activism was crushed allowed the presidency to control the direction and narrative of the post-war years.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Published in collaboration with the International African Institute.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-764409-0
- 0-19-764388-4
- 0-19-763294-7
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