State-building and national militaries in postcolonial West Africa : decolonizing the means of coercion 1958–1974 / Riina Turtio.
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Turtio, Riina (författare)
- ISBN 9781800106659
- Publicerad: Woodbridge : James Currey, 2023
- Engelska xi, 360 pages
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- 1. Introduction -- Peaceful decolonisation and the Cold War -- Armed Forces and State Building: The Development of National Militaries in West Africa -- Sources and Methodology -- Objectives and Structure of the book -- 2. Autonomy: Foreign Assistance and African Decision-making -- Pros and Cons of Neutralism: The Reliance of Guinea and Mali on the Soviet Union -- Life Insurance: French Relations with the Presidents of Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal -- Surviving on Leftovers: Building National Militaries with Limited Resources -- French know-how and strategic minerals: Nigerien defense decisions -- Conclusion -- 3. Sovereignty: Strategies to Control Populations and Territories -- Coopting States: Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal -- Coercive States: Guinea and Mali -- Centralized States: Niger and Upper Volta -- Conclusion -- 4. Legitimacy and Colonial Legacies: The Use of Force and Institutions of Coercion -- Blood Tax: West African Soldiers in the French Army -- From 'Mercenaries' to People's Armed Force: Military Building in Guinea -- Relying on France: Continuity in Colonial Structures in Côte d'Ivoire -- A Reverence for Warriors: The Postcolonial Importance of Soldiers in Upper Volta -- Conclusion -- 5. Governance: Control and Command of the Armed Forces -- A Revolutionary Army Eats Itself: The Soviet Model in Guinea and Mali -- Economic Liberalism v. Multiparty Democracy: Ivorian and Senegalese Decision-making -- Nigerien and Voltaic Soldiers: Guardians of the Treasury? -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion: Legacies of Control.
- "How did African armed forces in postcolonial states in francophone West Africa influence decolonization and state-building in African states? How did foreign assistance from ex-colonial powers, the USSR and the US and colonial state structures influence political systems, and sometimes result in weak and unstable governance? This book explores the development of national militaries in Cote d'Ivoire, Dahomey (now Benin), Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and Togo during the 1960s and 1970s. Revealing the strength of decision-making power by African political elites, the study also shows the decisive impact of foreign economic and military assistance on countries that did not experience a prolonged armed conflict. The author provides new insights into the way the decisions of African governments in building their national militaries impacted postcolonial states' autonomy, legitimacy, sovereign control and governance. In West Africa, during the 1960s, France sought to maintain exclusive relations with its former colonies through military assistance, economic aid and close personal relations with African political and military elites. State coercive capacities extended far beyond the strength of political institutions, with soldiers' assumption of political roles linked to the weaknesses of colonial and postcolonial structures. Disagreements between French and American officials, as well as Arab-Israeli and Sino-Russo conflicts, increased African presidents' opportunities to mobilize external resources. Yet in the late 1980s, it became evident that national militaries and police were often the main causes of personal insecurity, rather than providing protection, and that some economies remained weak and political structures unstable." From publisher's website
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