Civil Militia - Africa's Intractable Security Menace? (Hardcover, New Ed)

This volume critically engages with the phenomenon of civil militias in Africa, especially the nature of threats and challenges they pose to national and human security. It questions why the African political scene is increasingly inundated with the activities of civil militias, examines the socio-political and economic conditions that trigger and/or encourage and sustain the operations of civil militias, and investigates the dominant motivations of African civil militias. In the face of this complex security emergency, the volume conceptualizes and theorizes the phenomenon of civil militias; focuses the academic debate and policy on the links between civil militias and the growing cycle of state failure, instability, collapse and fragmentation in Africa; broadly and critically explores and expounds the short-term security consequences of the operations of civil militias; and articulates a corpus of policy-relevant knowledge. The book is ideally suited to courses on African studies, security and peace studies and military studies but would also be of interest to practitioners.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	David J. Francis
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-4452-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	0-7546-4452-9
Barcode:	9780754644521

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