Security in Africa : A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1442239557
ISBN-13
9781442239555
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 12th, 2016
Print length
156 Pages
Weight
386 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.70 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
International relationsDefence strategy, planning & research
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This book questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. By assessing the origins of the traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty, among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.
Security in Africa: A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. Based on an analysis traditional security studies and Western security policy, it argues that commonly used indicators are based on mainstream security studies and provide only circumscribed analyses of threats to international security. By assessing the origins of this traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.
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