It explains French interventionism by drawing on actors’ subjective perceptions of reality and seeks to answer why French decision-makers are ready to accept the considerable risks and costs involved in guaranteeing the security of African countries.
Benedikt Erforth holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Trento and has taught international relations, foreign policy, and EU politics at Sciences Po Paris, France. His work has been published in Millennium, the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, and the European Review of International Affairs.
Innehållsförteckning
1. Introduction: France's New Interventionism in Africa.- 2. Ever Just the Same? French Foreign and Security Policy in Africa.- 3. Agents, Structures, and Ideas.- 4. Securitizing Mali: No Free Ride for Terrorists in Francophone Africa.- 5. Avoiding a Second Rwanda: Peacekeeping in the Central African Republic.- 6. After the Storm.