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The Routledge Handbook of Francophone Africa brings together a
multidisciplinary team of international experts to reflect on the
history, politics, societies, and cultures of French-speaking parts
of Africa. Consisting of approximately 35% of Africa’s territory,
Francophone Africa is a shifting concept, with its roots in French
and Belgian colonial rule. This handbook develops and problematizes
the term, with thematic sections covering: French and Belgian
colonialism The Maghreb Francophone Africans in France Francophone
African Literature and Film International relations beyond
colonialism The chapters demonstrate the evolution of "Francophone
Africa" into a multi-dimensional construct, with both a material
and an imagined reality. Materially, it defines a regional
territorial space that coexists with other conceptualisations of
African space and borders. Conceptually, Francophone Africa
constitutes a shared linguistic and cultural space within which
collective memories are shared, not least through their connection
to the French imperial imagination. Overall, the Handbook
demonstrates that as global power structures and relations evolve,
African agency is increasingly assertive in shaping French-Africa
relations. Bringing this important debate together into a single
volume, this important Handbook will be an essential resource for
students and scholars interested in Francophone Africa.
The notion of French exceptionalism is deeply embedded in the
nation's self-image and in a range of political and academic
discourses. Recently, the debate about whether France really is
"exceptional" has acquired a critical edge. Against the background
of introspection about the nature of "national identity," some
proclaim "normalisation" and the end of French exceptionalism,
while others point out to the continuing evidence that France
remains distinctive at a number of levels, from popular culture to
public policy. This book explores the notion of French
exceptionalism, places it in its European context, examines its
history and evaluate its continuing relevance in a range of fields
from politics and public policy to popular culture and sport.
Emmanuel Godin is Senior lecturer in French and European Studies;
Tony Chafer is Principal Lecturer in French and African Studies,
both at the University of Portsmouth.
France's presence on the African continent has often been presented
as 'cooperation' and part of French cultural policy by
policy-makers in Paris - and quite as often been denounced as 'the
longest scandal of the republic' by French academics and African
intellectuals. Between the last years of French colonialism and
France's sustained interventions in former African colonies such as
Chad or Cote d'Ivoire during the 2000s, the legacy of French
colonialism has shaped the historical trajectory of more than a
dozen countries and societies in Africa. The complexities of this
story are now, for the first time, addressed in a comprehensive
series of essays, based on new research by a group of specialists
in French colonial history. The book addresses the needs of both
academic specialists and those of students of history and
neighbouring disciplines looking for structural analysis of key
themes in France's and Africa's shared history. -- .
This book critically examines peacebuilding, humanitarian
intervention and peace operation practices and experiences in
francophone spaces. Francophone Africa as a specific space is
relatively little studied in the peace and security literature,
despite the fact that almost half of all peacekeepers are deployed
or were deployed in this part of Africa during the last decade. It
is an arena for intervention that deserves more serious attention,
if only because it provides fertile ground for exploring the key
questions raised in the peacekeeping and peacebuilding literature.
For instance, in 2002 a French operation (Licorne) was launched and
in 2003 a UN force was deployed in Cote d'Ivoire alongside the
French force there. Filling a gap in the current literature, Peace
Operations in the Francophone World critically examines
peacekeeping and peacebuilding practices in the francophone world,
including but not limited to conflict prevention and resolution,
security sector reform (SSR), francophone politics, and North-South
relations. The book explores whether peace and security operations
in francophone spaces have exceptional characteristics when
compared with those carried out in other parts of the world and
assesses whether an analysis of these operations in the francophone
world can make a specific and original contribution to wider
international debates about peacekeeping and peacebuilding. This
book will be of much interest to students of peacekeeping,
peacebuilding, peace and conflict studies, African politics,
security studies, and IR in general.
The notion of French exceptionalism is deeply embedded in the
nation's self-image and in a range of political and academic
discourses. Recently, the debate about whether France really is
"exceptional" has acquired a critical edge. Against the background
of introspection about the nature of "national identity," some
proclaim "normalisation" and the end of French exceptionalism,
while others point out to the continuing evidence that France
remains distinctive at a number of levels, from popular culture to
public policy. This book explores the notion of French
exceptionalism, places it in its European context, examines its
history and evaluate its continuing relevance in a range of fields
from politics and public policy to popular culture and sport.
This book critically examines peacebuilding, humanitarian
intervention and peace operation practices and experiences in
francophone spaces. Francophone Africa as a specific space is
relatively little studied in the peace and security literature,
despite the fact that almost half of all peacekeepers are deployed
or were deployed in this part of Africa during the last decade. It
is an arena for intervention that deserves more serious attention,
if only because it provides fertile ground for exploring the key
questions raised in the peacekeeping and peacebuilding literature.
For instance, in 2002 a French operation (Licorne) was launched and
in 2003 a UN force was deployed in Cote d'Ivoire alongside the
French force there. Filling a gap in the current literature, Peace
Operations in the Francophone World critically examines
peacekeeping and peacebuilding practices in the francophone world,
including but not limited to conflict prevention and resolution,
security sector reform (SSR), francophone politics, and North-South
relations. The book explores whether peace and security operations
in francophone spaces have exceptional characteristics when
compared with those carried out in other parts of the world and
assesses whether an analysis of these operations in the francophone
world can make a specific and original contribution to wider
international debates about peacekeeping and peacebuilding. This
book will be of much interest to students of peacekeeping,
peacebuilding, peace and conflict studies, African politics,
security studies, and IR in general.
'From Rivalry to Partnership' is the first to study a potentially
valuable way forward in tackling the challenges of Africa, namely
bilateral partnerships. The book evaluates the significance and
strength of the emerging Anglo-French partnership and explores how
far this and other forms of 'bilateral' and 'bi-multi' cooperation
might serve as a valuable alternative or complement to traditional
unilateral and multilateral approaches in Africa. Practitioners,
established academic experts as well emerging scholars in the field
bring to bear a sophisticated synthesis of neoclassical realism and
'discursive institutionalism' and findings from over 100 research
interviews to explore how joint approaches and bilateral
partnerships have been used to address the challenges of Africa. In
developing this argument, the editors explore: * Anglo-French
cooperation in Africa * other bilateral partnerships in Africa,
notably the Nordic states and the US * the Africa-EU Strategic
Partnership * the China-Africa partnership and its implications for
the EU-Africa partnership and for leading European states Written
in a clear and accessible style, 'From Rivalry to Partnership'
offers a much needed fresh insight into whether and how bilateral
partnerships make a real difference to people's lives on the
African continent.'
In revisiting the Popular Front some 60 years on, this work
explores the link between metropolitan France and the empire at a
defining moment in their history. The contributors aim to widen our
understanding of the Popular Front experience and show that it
represents an important watershed in French history, marking the
beginning of an irreversible process of reform that was ultimately
to lead to decolonization and the end of empire.
Against the broad historical background of economic globalisation
and dwindling nation-state resources, this book examines the impact
of the end of the Cold War and of the geo-political transformation
of Europe on a wide range of issues, from changing perceptions of
France's future world role to the internal ramifications of a new
ideological and strategic environment. Multi disciplinary in focus,
it draws on the expertise of historians, political scientists,
sociologists and economists working in the field of French studies.
Against the broad historical background of economic globalisation
and dwindling nation-state resources, this book examines the impact
of the end of the Cold War and of the geo-political transformation
of Europe on a wide range of issues, from changing perceptions of
France's future world role to the internal ramifications of a new
ideological and strategic environment. Multi disciplinary in focus,
it draws on the expertise of historians, political scientists,
sociologists and economists working in the field of French studies.
In an effort to restore its world-power status after the
humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain
its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just
fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few
small island territories remained under French control.The process
of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied,
but much less has been written about decolonization in France's
largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was
regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully
managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened
African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom, Chafer argues
that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second World War was a
complex , piecemeal and unpredictable process, resulting in a
'successful decolonization' that was achieved largely by accident.
At independence, the winners assumed the reins of political power,
while the losers were often repressed, imprisoned or silenced.This
important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between
'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to
students of imperial and French history, politics and international
relations, development and post-colonial studies.
In an effort to restore its world-power status after the
humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain
its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just
fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few
small island territories remained under French control.
The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been
widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization
in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French
approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition
successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and
enlightened African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom,
Chafer argues that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second
World War was a complex, piecemeal and unpredictable process,
resulting in a 'successful decolonization' that was achieved
largely by accident. At independence, the winners assumed the reins
of political power, while the losers were often repressed,
imprisoned or silenced.
This important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between
'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to
students of imperial and French history, politics and international
relations, development and post-colonial studies.
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