Ungoverned Spaces in Africa

The Rise of Non-State Violence and the Crisis in Security

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Since the end of the Cold War era, a more complex global security environment has led to a proliferation of so-called 'ungoverned spaces' in Africa, in which Violent Non State Actors and unregulated private military and security companies have emerged as powerful and persistent forces. This book shines a light on the inevitable political, economic, and security dilemmas that have resulted, analysing the conditions which have led to the flourishing of terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda in Magreb (AQIM), Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) - the combined effect of which threatens the destabilization of the post-colonial African security architecture.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-03-09
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350257382

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Usman A. Tar is Professor and Head, Centre for Defence Studies and Documentation as well as Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigeria. He is the author of The Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa (IB Tauris, 2009); and editor of Globalization in Africa: Perspectives on Development, Security, and the Environment (2016).Bashir Bala is Captain in the Nigerian Army and a Doctoral Candidate for PhD Strategy and Security Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the co-author of Insurgency and Counter- Insurgency in Nigeria: Perspectives on the Nigerian Army Operation Against Boko Haram (2019) and co-editor of New Architecture for Regional Security in Africa: Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin (2020).

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Chapter 1: Introduction: Ungoverned Spaces and Crisis of Security in Africa – Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigeria, and Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UKPART I: THEORISING UNGOVERNED SPACES IN AFRICA: STATE OF THE ARTChapter 2: Theorising Ungoverned Spaces in Africa: State of the Art – Roy Love, University of York, UKChapter 3: Resource Conflicts and Spiralling Violence in Africa – Kenneth Omeje, University of South Africa, South AfricaChapter 4: Redefining the Contours of Crime and Criminality in Africa –Kam Kah, University Bouea, CameroonPART II: CONTINENTAL PERSPECTIVES: THE FRONTIERS OF UNGOVERNED SPACES IN AFRICAChapter 5: Crisis of Post-Coloniality and Organised Violence in Africa - Ubong Essien Umoh, University of Uyo, Nigeria, and Otoabsi Akpan, University of Uyo, NigeriaChapter 6: Globalisation, Ungoverned Spaces and Rural Violence in Africa - Abba Gana Shettima, University of Maiduguri, NigeriaChapter 7: Agrarian Question and Communal Violence in Africa - Dauda Abubakar, University of Michigan-Flint, USAChapter 8: Law Enforcement, Criminality and Organised Crime in Africa – SP Dawud Mohammed Dawud, Nigerian Police Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja and Haruna Yerima, ABU, NigeriaChapter 9: Civil Wars, Complex Emergencies and Organised Crime in Africa - Hussain Jibrin, Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigeria and Mallam Umar Yandaki, Usman Danfodio University, NigeriaChapter 10: The Political Economy of Resource Conflict and Organised Violence in Africa –Dele Babalola, Baze University, NigeriaChapter 11: Refugees, IDPs and Ungoverned Spaces in Africa - Sharkdam Wapmuk, Nigerian Defence Academy, NigeriaChapter 12: State Sovereignty, Social Contract and Ungoverned Spaces in Africa, Haruna D. Dlakwai, University of Maiduguri, NigeriaChapter 13: Piracy and High Sea Crime in the Gulf of Guinea – Freedom Onuoha, University of Nigeria, Nigeria and Afua Lamptey, Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre, GhanaPART III: CONCLUSIONChapter 14: Conclusion: Reclaiming Ungoverned Spaces in Africa – Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK and Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigeria