The Resurgence of Military Coups and Democratic Relapse in Africa
Author: Adeoye Akinola
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 3031510194
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Democratization and Military Coups in Africa
Author: George Klay Kieh Jr.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2021-11-04
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1793643075
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Democratization and Military Coups in Africa: Post-1990 Political Conflicts studies the seemingly endless cycle of coups that have occurred in Africa since the “Free Officers Coup” of 1952 in Egypt. Unfortunately, after more than three decades of the “third wave of democratization” that began in the 1990’s, military coups remain a firm figure on the African political landscape. Although the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union (AU), have developed and implemented anti-coup norms, they have not deterred coup-makers. Contributors to this volume analyze the major fault lines in the body politics of African states that have created the conditions for coup-making and offer suggestions for ending the cycle of coups. Using countries such as Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, and Sudan as case studies, each chapter studies the causes, effects, and evolution of military coups in Africa in order to show that eliminating military coups will require identifying and addressing the root causes of the coup in each affected state.
Military Coups in West Africa Since the Sixties
Author: Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For three decades, since the sixties, military coups became a ritual of African politics. They consist of self-perpetuating incidents which spilled into the 1990's, through on a much smaller scale. This book is a chronological sequence of these events in West Africa. The focus is on the coups in sub-Saharan Africa during these turbulent decades, and what can be done to stop them in Africa's quest for democracy.
Coup D'État in Africa
Author: Nicole Godfrey
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2023-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Military coups have been a major obstacle to democracy and development in Africa for decades. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of coups, with countries such as Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Sudan all experiencing military takeovers. This book examines the causes, consequences, and prevention of military coups in Africa. It argues that coups are a complex phenomenon with multiple causes, but that three key factors are often present: Weak political institutions: Countries with weak political institutions, such as a lack of separation of powers or an independent judiciary, are more vulnerable to coups. Economic decline: Economic decline can lead to popular discontent and provide an opportunity for the military to intervene. Ethnic or religious divisions: Countries with deep ethnic or religious divisions are more likely to experience coups, as the military can be used to suppress dissent or to seize power in the name of a particular group. The book also examines the consequences of military coups. Coups can have a devastating impact on a country's political stability, economic development, and human rights. They can also lead to civil wars and other forms of violence. This book concludes by discussing the challenges of preventing military coups. No single solution, but a combination of measures, such as strengthening political institutions, promoting economic development, and reducing ethnic and religious divisions, can help to reduce the risk of coups. This book "Coup d'État in Africa is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the causes, consequences, and prevention of military coups in Africa. It is also a timely book, as the continent has experienced a recent resurgence in coups.
The Military and Politics in Africa
Author: George Klay Kieh
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike other publications on the military and politics in Africa which focus on one or two aspects of the involvement of the military in African politics, this text provides a comprehensive evaluation of the various aspects of military intervention. Such a collection provides useful insights into the military's role in African politics from initial intervention to the performance of military regimes, as well as to disengagement, reengagement, consolidation and finally, the offering of ways to control the problem of intervention.
Social Media and Politics in Africa
Author: Maggie Dwyer
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2019-07-15
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 178699500X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never before. While both activists and governments alike have turned to social media as a new form of political mobilization, some African states have increasingly sought to clamp down on the technology, introducing restrictive laws or shutting down networks altogether. Drawing on over a dozen new empirical case studies – from Kenya to Somalia, South Africa to Tanzania – this collection explores how rapidly growing social media use is reshaping political engagement in Africa. But while social media has often been hailed as a liberating tool, the book demonstrates how it has often served to reinforce existing power dynamics, rather than challenge them. Featuring experts from a range of disciplines from across the continent, this collection is the first comprehensive overview of social media and politics in Africa. By examining the historical, political, and social context in which these media platforms are used, the book reveals the profound effects of cyber-activism, cyber-crime, state policing and surveillance on political participation.
Democracy in the South
Author: Brendan M. Howe
Publisher: UN
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Democracy in the South is the first international collaboration that draws attention to the complex problems of democratic consolidation across the majority world. Nine case studies, three each from Africa, Latin America and Asia, shed light on the contemporary challenges faced by democratizing countries, mostly from the perspective of emerging theorists working in their home countries.--Publisher's description.
Democratic Governance of the Security Sector Beyond the OSCE Area
Author: Victor-Yves Ghebali
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The present book addresses the prospects for security sector reform and governance regimes, focusing on democratic civilian control of armed forces. The geographic area of interest goes beyond that of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), i.e. outside the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian areas. It assesses the extent to which the pioneering OSCE experience has inspired Africa and the Americas - in terms of norms, principles and procedures - within their respective multilateral institutional settings." --Book Jacket.
Political Economy of Statebuilding
Author: Mats Berdal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1351553836
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume examines and evaluates the impact of international statebuilding interventions on the political economy of post-conflict countries over the past 20 years. While statebuilding today is typically discussed in the context ofpeacebuilding and ‘stabilisation operations, the current phase of interest in external interventions to (re)build and strengthen governmental institutions can be traced back to thegood governance policies of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the early 1990s. These sought political changes and improvements in the quality of governance in countries that were subject to, or were seeking support under, IFI-designed structural adjustment programmes.The focus of this book is specifically on state-building efforts in conflict-affected countries: countries that are emerging, or have recently emerged, from periods of war and violent conflict. The interventions covered in the present volume fall into three broad and overlapping categories:International administrations and transformative occupations (East Timor, Iraq, and Kosovo); Complex peace operations (Afghanistan, Burundi, Haiti, and Sudan); Governance and state-building programmes conducted in the context of economic assistance (Georgia and Macedonia).This book will be of much interest to students of statebuilding, humanitarian intervention, post-conflict reconstruction, political economy, international organisations and IR/Security Studies in general.
West Africa's Trouble Spots and the Imperative for Peace-Building
Author: Osita Agbu
Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 2869781938
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This monograph highlights the necessity for taking preventive measures in the form of peace-building as a sustainable and long-term solution to conflicts in West Africa, with a special focus on the Mano River Union countries. Apart from the Mano River Union countries, efforts at resolving other conflicts in say, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, C'te d'Ivoire and Nigeria, have suffered from a lack of attention on the post-conflict imperatives of building peace in order to ensure that sustainable peace is achieved. Given the often intractable and inter-related nature of conflicts in this region, it argues for the need to revisit the existing mechanisms of conflict resolution in the sub-region with a view to canvassing a stronger case for stakeholders towards adopting the peace-building strategy as a more practical and sustainable way of avoiding wars in the sub-region. Peace-building in consonance with its infrastructure is a more sustainable approach to ensuring regional peace and stability and, therefore, ensuring development for the peoples of West Africa. Dr Osita Agbu is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos. His areas of specialization include Peace and Conflict studies, Governance and Democratization and Technology and Development. He was until recently, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies, Chiba, Japan.
