Combatants in African Conflicts

Professionals, Praetorians, Militias, Insurgents, and Mercenaries

Simon David Taylor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-21964-6 (ISBN)

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This book focuses on the different types of combatants in conflicts in Africa, exploring the fine lines between what might be classified as a militia in one conflict, a rebel in another, or a terrorist in a third. It will be an essential reference for scholars and students of African Politics and Military and Security Studies.

This book focuses on the different types of combatants in conflicts in Africa, exploring the fine lines between what might be classified as a militia in one conflict, a rebel in another, or a terrorist in a third.

Drawing on the work of Carl von Clausewitz, this book provides a conceptually stable and analytically sound new typology on combatants. Analysing the relationships between state and society, and drawing on Clausewitz's Trinity of passion, chance, and reason, the book presents a set of five types of armed actors: Professionals, Praetorians, Militias, Insurgents, and Mercenaries. Each type is developed through a close reading of foundational theoretical texts, reviews of contemporary studies, and a historical analysis of their unique characteristics. Unlike a reductionist binary perspective, this typology accounts for the dynamic, complex, and evolving relationships of these actors with the state and society.

A typology of combatants in conflicts in Africa can provide avenues for more in-depth analysis of such conflicts and holds implications for Security Sector Reform projects and other peace-building programmes. As such, this book will be an essential reference for scholars and students of African Politics and Military and Security Studies.

Simon David Taylor is a former Senior Foreign Service officer at the South African Department of International Relations and Co-operation and holds a Master of Social Science from the University of Cape Town and a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He writes on African history, diplomacy, terrorism, and security issues.

Introduction Chapter 1: Trinitarian Theory Chapter 2: The Professional Soldier Ideal Type Chapter 3: The Praetorian Soldier Ideal Type Chapter 4: The Militia Soldier Ideal Type Chapter 5: The Insurgent Soldier Ideal Type Chapter 6: The Mercenary Soldier Ideal Type Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	19.04.2022
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Contemporary Africa
Zusatzinfo	10 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-032-21964-5 / 1032219645
ISBN-13	978-1-032-21964-6 / 9781032219646
Zustand	Neuware