African States : domestic and external security challenges / edited by Abu Bakarr Bah.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bah, Abu Bakarr, 1969- editor.

Series:

SUNY series, James N. Rosenau series in global politics.

SUNY Series, James N. Rosenau Series in Global Politics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Africa.

National security.

Internal security--Africa.

Internal security.

National security and globalization--Africa.

National security and globalization.

Democracy--Africa.

Democracy.

Diplomacy.

Globalization--Africa.

Globalization.

Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 265 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2025]

Summary:

Essays on the security challenges faced by African states.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: The Glocal Security Challenges of the African State

Introduction: State and Security

The African State and Its Glocal Challenges: From State Decay to Securitization

Scope and Themes: The State, Governance, and Security

Conclusion: The State and Glocalized Security

Notes

References

1. The Stability of Instability in Africa: Glocalization, Colonial Borders, and the Limits of Conflict Resolution

Africa's Stubborn Struggle with Political Instability

Forces Conspiring against Stable Democratic Rule in Africa

Conclusion: The State and Its Glocal Peculiarity

2. The Anglophone War of Secession in Cameroon: Domestic Problem, Extra-National Challenges, and Shared Responsibility

Introduction: The Glocal Dimensions of Secessionism

Understanding Anglophone Secessionism

The Glocalization of the Anglophone War of Secession

Internal and External Solutions

Regional Geopolitical Implications

Migration and Diaspora Activism

Human Rights

External Mediation Efforts

Conclusion: The Glocality of the African State

3. Domestic and External Militarization under Democratic Governance: The Case of Sierra Leone

Introduction: Democracy, Militarization, and Accountability

Security Threats under Elected Governments: Glocal Roots and Continuities

Elected Government During the Immediate Postcolonial Era (1961-1978)

Wartime Democracy (1996-2002)

Postwar Elected Governments

Militarization and Democratic Accountability under Elected Governments

International Military Assistance and Civil Defense Forces

Peace Mediation and Peace Agreements

Security Sector Reforms

Conclusion: The State and Its Glocalized Militarization

References.

4. Boko Haram and Glocalization of Child Soldier Recruitment in Nigeria

The Glocal Dimension of the Child Soldier Phenomenon

Essential Recruitment Factors and Nature of the State

Observing through Visual Ethnography

Visual Ethnography: Boko Haram's Glocal Projection

The State, Glocalization, and Visual Ethnography

Conclusion: The Nigerian State and Boko Haram Family-Level Recruitment

5. International Responses to the Glocalized Conflict in Mali

Background and Overview of the Conflict

Globalization, Glocalization, and Security

Globalization and Glocalization

Security in the Sahel

The Case of Mopti and the Introduction of Wagner Group

Mopti conflict

Wagner Group in Mali

Responsibility to Protect: Regional and International Interventions in Mali

Regional Interventions

International Interventions

Conclusions: Glocalized Security and the State

6. Explaining Piracy: From State Failure to Glocalized Security

State Failure: Global Piracy or Local Piracy?

Research Design and Variable Specification

The First Model and Variable Specification

The Second Model and Variable Specification

Test Results

The First Model: Failed State

1) WGI

2) FSI

3) Controlling Variables

The Second Model: Macro Factors

1) Institutional Strength

2) Unemployment

3) Poverty

4) Fragmentation

5) Police Ratio

6) Livestock and Cereal

7) Control Variables

Different Time Sets

Interpretation of Statistical Test Results

Limits of the State-Centered Approach to Glocalized Piracy

Conclusion: Glocalization and Further Research on the State

Appendix: Statistical Models and Data Description

Model A

Model B

7. Foreign Military and Security Bases: Implications for the Practice of Peace and Security in Africa

Foreign Military Bases in Africa

The African Peace and Security Architecture

Foreign Military and Security Bases and Peace and Security in Africa

Overlaps and Redundancies of Peace and Security Structures

Limited Localization of Continental Security Policies

Conclusion: Glocalized Security, State Sovereignty, and the Practice of Security

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9798855801385

OCLC:

1503842669