African States

Domestic and External Security Challenges

Abu Bakarr Bah (Northern Illinois University)

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English

State University of New York Press
02 September 2025

Development studies; African history; Colonialism & imperialism; Ethnic studies; Diplomacy

Series: SUNY series, James N. Rosenau series in Global Politics

Essays on the security challenges faced by African states.

The central concern that shapes this edited volume is the nature of the African state. Contributors point to an interesting intersection of domestic and external issues that is framed as a glocalized security situation. Individual chapters shed new insights on conflict drivers through case studies on Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia, as well as broader issues on the nature of African states. Arguments pivot on three issues, which show the intersection of the domestic and external forces that render the African state as a glocal problem: (a) the colonial roots of the state, (b) problems of governance, and (c) international and regional security imperatives. By problematizing the African state and connecting the security challenges of African states to colonialism, patrimonial rule, and geopolitical security issues, African States brings forth a new way of examining African states through the notion of glocalized security.

Edited by: Abu Bakarr Bah (Northern Illinois University)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
ISBN: 9798855801378
Series: SUNY series, James N. Rosenau series in Global Politics
Pages: 271
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Abu Bakarr Bah is Presidential Research Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at Northern Illinois University. He is founding Director of the Institute for Research and Policy Integration in Africa (IRPIA), Editor in Chief of African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review, and African Editor of Critical Sociology.

Reviews for African States: Domestic and External Security Challenges

""Drawing on historical and colonial sources to analyze the transformation of African states into a stable form using new analytic categories such as 'glocalization,' African States is an important addition to the field of conflict research."" — Alfred Babo, Fairfield University