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Security in Africa

A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat

Claire Metelits

Security in Africa: A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. Based on an analysis traditional security studies and Western security policy, it argues that commonly used indicators are based on mainstream security studies and provide only circumscribed analyses of threats to international security. By assessing the origins of this traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 156 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4422-3955-5 • Hardback • October 2016 • $104.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-4422-3956-2 • eBook • October 2016 • $98.50 • (£76.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / World / African

Security in Africa

A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat

Hardback

eBook

Summary

Security in Africa: A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. Based on an analysis traditional security studies and Western security policy, it argues that commonly used indicators are based on mainstream security studies and provide only circumscribed analyses of threats to international security. By assessing the origins of this traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 156 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4422-3955-5 • Hardback • October 2016 • $104.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-4422-3956-2 • eBook • October 2016 • $98.50 • (£76.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / World / African

Author

Claire Metelits is a Professorial Lecturer in the School of International Service, American University

Table of Contents

Map of Africa
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Security Threats in Africa: The Case for a Critical Analysis
Chapter 2: Framing the Study of Security
Chapter 3: The Securitization of Space
Chapter 4: The Securitization of Instability
Chapter 5: Securitizing Africa’s Muslim Populations
Chapter 6: Poverty and Threat in Africa
Chapter 7: Fluid Landscapes
Bibliography
About the Author

Reviews

Claire Metelits in Security in Africa: A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat illustrates clearly and concisely that the most commonly used threat indicators provide a narrow, flawed view of threats in sub-Saharan Africa. . . . Ultimately, Metelits’ book provides an incisive first step towards a more effective, holistic, and nuanced understanding of security in sub-Saharan Africa.

— Prism

Security in Africa

A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat

Claire Metelits

Security in Africa

A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat

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