Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa : Beyond the Coup D'Etat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khisa, Moses.

Contributor:

Day, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Africa.

Civil-military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

Though Africa historically has been the site of countless military coups d'état, civil-military relations across the continent have changed dramatically in recent years. What do these changes say about the military's ongoing role in Africa's political and social institutions? How useful are conventional models for understanding civil-military relations in the African context? The authors of Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa address these questions, exploring the nature and significance of evolving relationships between political authority, military power, and society.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa

2 Political Legitimacy and Military Interventions

3 The African Union and the “Good Coup”

4 The “Coup Taboo” and Authoritarian Politics

5 African Militaries and Contemporary Warfare

6 Military Effectiveness: The African Alternative

7 Security Sector Reform and Civil-Military Relations

8 Beyond the Coup d’État?

Acronyms

Bibliography

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Khisa, Moses Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa

ISBN:

9781955055468

1955055467

OCLC:

1291581349