Protective clubs : how leaders cooperate in African regional organizations / Christina Cottiero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cottiero, Christina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--Africa.

Presidents.

Regionalism (International organization)--Africa.

Regionalism (International organization).

Coups d'état--Africa.

Coups d'état.

Africa--Politics and government.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

This resource reveals how presidents across Africa cooperate in regional intergovernmental organisations (RIOs) to protect themselves from threats, such as military coups. Cottiero argues that heads of state concerned with their personal survival often treat RIOs as bases for organising, in essence, mutual protection clubs based on reciprocity. Leaders who cooperate and maintain 'good standing' with co-members are more likely to receive back-up during crises, while leaders who destabilized co-members are more likely to be abandoned or punished. Employing original datasets on security interventions and leader exile, interviews, and Nigerian presidential archive records, the book shows how collusion among leaders matters not just for particular leaders, but for regional stability and democracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-009-75583-8

OCLC:

1591604051