Violent Non-State Actors in Africa (eBook)

Terrorists, Rebels and Warlords

Caroline Varin, Dauda Abubakar (Herausgeber)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XXIII, 340 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-51352-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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. The chapters further examine the ways in which governments have responded to the challenge and the national, regional and international strategies that they have adopted as a result. Chapter contributors to this volume examine the emergence of Islamist terrorists in Nigeria, Mali and Libya; rebels in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Rwanda; and warlords and pirates in Somalia, Uganda and Sierra Leone.

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. 

Inhalt

1. IntroductionCaroline VarinPART 1: TERRORISTS2. From Sectarianism to Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Closer Look at Boko HaramDauda Abubakar3. Nationalist Sentiment, Terrorist Incursions and the Survival of the Malian StateJude Cocodia4. Islamic State in LibyaLarissa JaegerPART 2: REBELS5. ‘Islamist’ rebels in DRC – the Allied Democratic ForcesJesper Cullen6. The Séléka and anti-Balaka rebel movements in the Central African Republic Wendy Isaacs-Martin7. Rebel Movements in EthiopiaBerouk Mesfin8. Rebel Victory and the Rwandan GenocideJennifer MelvinPART 3: WARLORDS9. Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance ArmyJo-Ansie van Wyk10. The Revolutionary United Front, Liberian Warlords and Civil War in Sierra LeoneUsman A. Tar and Sharkdam Wapmuk11. Al-Shabaab: State Collapse, Warlords and Islamist Insurgency in SomaliaUsman A Tar and Mala Mustapha12. Pirates in West Africa and SomaliaClayton D. Allen13. ConclusionCaroline Varin

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.4.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XXIII, 340 p. 3 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Africa • Post-colonial • Rebel • security • Sovereignty • terrorism • violent non-state actors • Warlord
• ISBN-10: 3-319-51352-4 / 3319513524
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-51352-2 / 9783319513522