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The Illusion of the Post-Colonial State : Governance and Security Challenges in Africa

Author: W.Alade Fawole
SKU: 9781498564625

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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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