African states in the world: Securing states today
- Created by: Grace Pengelly
- Created on: 22-12-13 19:52
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- African states in the world: Securing states today
- Post cold war: International relations changed
- The 'destating' of international relations
- Two theories
- Development & Security: Duffield
- Warlord politics: Reno - abandonment of the state
- End of superpower inflluence
- Global movement of capital
- Development and security become entwined: Duffield
- It is no longer just about securing states - its about securing humanity
- states get reconfigured in western ways
- Re-engagement with the state
- Good guys = governance state. Bad guys = fragile states
- It is no longer just about securing states - its about securing humanity
- Case study: Liberia and Sierra Leone
- Strength in weakness
- There is now little difference between presidents and warlords
- Sierra Leone: Dimonds
- Liberia: Leader, S.Doe. Rule sustained via wealth from the timber industry
- Post cold war: International relations changed
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