Kristen A. Harkness (Scotland University of St Andrews)

When Soldiers Rebel

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is intended for academics studying African politics, ethnic conflict, democratization, and civil-military relations. Focusing on the military, it contributes important mechanisms for understanding when and why ethnic groups rebel. Comparative case studies include Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781108435338
• ISBN-10: 1108435335
• Artikelnr.: 63266354

Autorenporträt

Kristen A. Harkness is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Her research has been published in Democratization, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Peace Research, the Journal of Strategic Studies, and Parameters. Her work on ethnicity and African militaries won the 2017 African Politics Conference Group Best Article Award and is currently being funded by the British Academy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Ethnicity, military patronage, and soldier rebellion
2. Statistical tests: ethnic armies and the coup d'état
3. Building ethnic armies: Cameroon and Sierra Leone
4. Creating inclusive armies: Senegal and Ghana
5. Dismantling ethnic armies: African militaries and democratization
Conclusion
Appendix A. Preindependence ethnic violence and ethnic politicization
Appendix B. Military coup data
Appendix C. Ethnicity and the military data
Appendix D. Supplementary material for regression analysis.