Violent Non-State Actors in Africa

Terrorists, Rebels and Warlords

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view of highlighting the conditions that lead to the rise and radicalization of these groups.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-05-05
Mått:148 x 210 x 28 mm
Vikt:598 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:340
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319513515

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Caroline Varin is Lecturer in Security and International Organizations at Regent’s University London and Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.Dauda Abubakar is Associate Professor of Political Science and African Studies at the University of Michigan-Flint, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction .- 2. From Sectarianism to Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Closer Look at Boko Haram .- 3. Nationalist Sentiment, Terrorist Incursions and the Survival of the Malian State .- 4. Islamic State in Libya .- 5. ‘Islamist’ rebels in DRC – the Allied Democratic Forces .- 6. The Séléka and anti-Balaka rebel movements in the Central African Republic .- 7. Rebel Movements in Ethiopia .- 8. Rebel Victory and the Rwandan Genocide .- 9. Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army .- 10. The Revolutionary United Front, Liberian Warlords and Civil War in Sierra Leone .- 11. Al-Shabaab: State Collapse, Warlords and Islamist Insurgency in Somalia .- 12. Pirates in West Africa and Somalia .- 13. Conclusion.

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