France and the new imperialism security policy in Sub-Saharan Africa

The role of French security policy and cooperation in Africa has long been recognized as a critically important factor in African politics and international relations. The newest form of security cooperation, a trend which merges security and development and which is actively promoted by other major...

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Main Author: Charbonneau, Bruno (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge 2016
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. French security policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 2. The symbolic state, security, and symbolic France
  • 3. Colonizing the political in Africa : underwriting French hegemony and proscribing dissent
  • 4. Authorizing hegemony : French power and military cooperation, 1960-1994
  • 5. Into the twenty-first century : liberal war, global governance, and French military cooperation
  • 6. Making (in)security : the use of force to master violence
  • 7. Complicity in genocide : France in Rwanda
  • 8. Hegemonic struggles, hegemonic restructuring : France in Côte d'Ivoire
  • 9. Conclusion : France and the new imperialism.