Governing in the Shadows | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781787385740 | Governing in the Shadows | Angola's Securitised State | Roque | Buch

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This book traces three decades of securitisation in Angola. As a governing strategy during war and peacetime, it muted the aspirations of those on opposing sides, distorted the state, emboldened elites and redefined the identity of Angolans. Through this lens, Paula Cristina Roque provides an original account of Angola''s post-conflict state-building.Securitisation protected the interests of President dos Santos, the ruling MPLA party and the elites supporting the regime. Angola''s array of security forces and infrastructure provided an alternative to a fully functioning executive, at national, provincial and local levels. The intrusive way in which any form of dissent or activism was crushed allowed the presidency to control the direction and narrative of the post-war years. But the facade of democracy, development and stability hid a very different reality for the majority of Angolans, who remained poor, disenfranchised and [...] explores the inner workings of the intelligence services, army and presidential guard, explaining the trajectory of a survivalist and fearful regime presiding over scarcities and injustices. She shows that the survival of national security and governing elites was the highest priority. The ''shadows'' held far more power than institutions, and weakened them-widening the gap between government and governed.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781787385740
ISBN-10:	1787385744
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Roque, Paula Cristina
Hersteller:	C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	211 x 136 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	Paula Cristina Roque
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.09.2021
Gewicht:	0,412 kg