From bullies to officers and gentlemen : how notions of professionalism and civility transformed the Ghana Armed Forces / Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military socialization--Ghana.

Military socialization.

Ghana--Armed Forces--Military life.

Ghana.

Ghana--Armed Forces--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2019]

Summary:

Based on unprecedented access to the Ghanaian military barracks and inspired by the recent resurgence of coups in West Africa, Agyekum assesses why and how the Ghana Armed Forces were transformed from an organization that actively orchestrated coups into an institution that accepts the authority of the democratically elected civilian government. Focusing on the process of professionalization of the Ghanaian military, this ethnography based monograph examines both historical and contemporary themes, and assesses the shift in military personnel from ‘Buga Buga’ soldiers – uneducated, lower-class soldiers, human rights abusers – to a more ‘modern’ fighting force.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Breakdown of Everydayness

Chapter 2. On Hierarchy and Trust: ‘Monkeys Play by Sizes’

Chapter 3. On Discipline: Disciplining the Body and the Mind

Chapter 4. New Soldiers on the Block: From Buga-Buga Soldier to Disciplined Soldier Subjects

Chapter 5. Factors of Continual Subjection

Chapter 6. Transformation in Broad Perspective: Professionalism, Civility and Civil–Military Relations

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-873-4

1-78920-295-7