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African Military Politics in the Sahel

Regional Organizations and International Politics

Katharina P. W. Döring (Södertörns Högskola, Sweden)

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English
Cambridge University Press
22 May 2025
Series: African Studies
Challenging western and francocentric accounts of military interventions in the Sahel, Katharina P. W. Döring foregrounds the response of African regional organizations to armed violence since 2012. Based on extensive empirical research, she reconstructs the experiences of African intervenors in planning and deploying missions in the region. The book outlines the complex constellation of actors who shape African military politics, including presidents, diplomats, and bureaucrats. Drawing upon insights from critical geography, Döring considers the oft-neglected role that space – at once relational and changing – plays in the power dynamics of the region. In so doing, she offers a fresh perspective on military deployments and their politics. Amidst the current resurgence of nationalist geopolitics, this study and its findings have far-reaching implications for the analysis of military politics in Africa and beyond.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
ISBN:   9781009362238
ISBN 10:   1009362232
Series:   African Studies
Pages:   288
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Katharina P. W. Döring is a researcher at Södertörn University, Stockholm, specializing in the study of peace and security in Africa and African critical geopolitics. Recent publications include Researching the Inner Life of the African Peace and Security Architecture (co-edited, 2021).

Reviews for African Military Politics in the Sahel: Regional Organizations and International Politics

'This book is a fascinating and inspiring read, and it is an essential contribution to the study of peace, security and international relations in Africa.' Gabriella Körling, International Affairs 'The book constitutes a very good, convincing, timely, and in-depth analysis of the African politics of intervention in Africa generally, and the Sahel specifically. Its draws on an impressive collection of data and provides space and spatial semantics as an innovative perspective to the study of African peace and security. It is a must-read for anyone interested in African security politics and the Sahel, but also for those that are more broadly interested in a region of so much relevance to the dynamics of international relations and geopolitics.' Friedrich Plank, H-Net Reviews 'Reading this very topical and comprehensive book, we can learn a great deal about the military background and policies of regional organizations and countries on the African continent, as well as their links to each other and international politics. It can significantly contribute to our understanding of African political processes and provides a basis for security, international, and other analyses of the Sahel countries. All those interested in the continent and region from any angle should read this book.' János Besenyő, Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies


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