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African Peace Militaries: War, Peace and Democratic Governance book cover

1st Edition

African Peace Militaries War, Peace and Democratic Governance

Edited By David Francis Copyright 2018
186 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge
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This book provides a critical understanding of the emerging role of African militaries in peacetime democratic Africa. This book departs from the dominant perspective which simply presents the military as an ‘enemy’ of democracy because of the history and legacy of unending military coup d’états and interventions in civilian politics. In the context of Africa, the military has been blamed or... Read more

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Biography

David J. Francis is the most recent Head of Department of Peace Studies and is currently Director of the John and Elnora Ferguson Centre for African Studies (JEFCAS), at the University of Bradford, UK. He is author/editor of eight books, including US Strategy in Africa (ed. Routledge, 2010).

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