African Peacekeeping

Jonathan Fisher, Nina Wilen

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Abstract

Exploring the story of Africa's contemporary history and politics through the lens of peacekeeping, this concise and accessible book, based on over a decade of research across ten countries, focuses not on peacekeeping in Africa but, rather, peacekeeping by Africans. Going beyond the question of why post-conflict states contribute troops to peacekeeping efforts, Jonathan Fisher and Nina Wilén demonstrate how peacekeeping is – and has been – weaved into Africa's national, regional and international politics more broadly, as well as what implications this has for how we should understand the continent, its history and its politics. In doing so, and drawing on fieldwork undertaken in every region of the continent, Fisher and Wilén explain how profoundly this involvement in peacekeeping has shaped contemporary Africa.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Number of pages258
ISBN (Electronic)9781108606271, 9781108582179
ISBN (Print)9781108713498, 9781108499378
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Feb 2022

Publication series

NameNew Approaches to African History
PublisherCambridge University Press

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