Securitization Outside the West: West African Security Reconceptualised

by Christian Kaunert and Edwin Ezeokafor

This book analyses securitization processes outside of the West, with a focus on Africa.

The aim of the volume is to develop an original analytical framework to explain the securitization-neo-patrimonialism dynamics in West Africa, drawing upon insights from securitization theory, sociology and psychology. Among critical voices, securitization has become the gold standard for analysing emerging challenges, such as migration, terrorism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036767873X
• ISBN13: 9780367678739
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"