The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State : Governance and Security Challenges in Africa
Kshs 4,500.00
This book challenges the long-held conventional wisdom that Africa is a post-colonial society of sovereign nation-states despite the outward attributes of statehood: demarcated territories, permanent populations, governments, national currencies, police, and armed forces. While it is true that African nation-states have been gifted flag independence by their respective colonial masters, few have reached fully developed status as a secure nation-state. Most African nation-states have, since independence, been grappling with the crisis of state-building, nation-building, governance, and myriad security challenges which have been chronically exacerbated by the dynamics of the post-Cold War era.
To focus merely on the agency of the African political elite and their inability to sustain functional modern nation-states misses the point. The central argument of the book is that an understanding of Africa’s contemporary governance and security challenges requires us to historicize the discourse surrounding nation-building and state-building throughout Africa.
ISBN : 9781498564625
Published : 14 Aug 2020
Author : W.Alade Fawole
Language : English
Main Material : Paperback softback
Publisher : Lexington Books
Size : 152 x 228 x 20 (mm)
Weight : 392g
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