Dilemmas of Weak States: Africa and Transnational Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

ISBN-13: 9780815388555 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 400 str.

Tatah Mentan

Opis

This book examines the weak state-terrorism nexus with particular emphasis on Africa. Specifically, it provides an in-depth analysis of state weakness, poverty, and the opportunities offered by the latter for the breeding of terrorism and terrorists. It also looks at the part played by radical Islam in transnational terrorism in Africa.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Conceptual framework; State and terrorism: a global overview; The state, Africa's tragic anarchy and terrorism; State, permissive environment and mass terrorism; Weak African states, Islamic theopolitics and terrorism; Conclusion; Index.

O autorze

TATAH MENTAN  Center for International Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA