The Challenge of Institutionalizing Civilian Control - Botswana, Ivory Coast, and Kenya in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)

Assessing three of the most enduring civilian regimes in Africa--Botswana, Kenya, and, until the December 1999 coup, the Ivory Coast--Boubacar N'Diaye focuses on the role of civilian regimes in the institutionalization of civilian control. The author warns that only government legitimacy and a culture of genuine military professionalism are likely to assure civilian control of the military. N'Diaye calls for a bold conceptual shift in the study of African civil-military relations away from expedient short-term coup avoidance. Refreshingly, his study emphasizes the policies regimes enact instead of the structures of African societies or the personal idiosyncrasies of leaders. This book has important implications not only for understanding the causes and outcomes of coups in Africa, but also for the study of emerging democracies everywhere.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	April 2001
Authors:	Boubacar N'Diaye
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0239-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General
LSN:	0-7391-0239-7
Barcode:	9780739102398

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