Book Review: International Statebuilding in West Africa: Civil Wars and New Humanitarianism in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire by Abu Bakarr Bah and Nikolas Emmanuel BahAbu Bakarr and EmmanuelNikolas (2024), International Statebuilding in West Africa: Civil Wars and New Humanitarianism in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire, Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-07064-7 (e-Book)
Year: 2025
Type: book-review
Abstract: The building of functional states in Africa remains a challenge, this we know. The continent has experienced numerous civil wars in the post-colonial era, often driven by societal divisions and ethnic grievances. However, Bah and Emmanuel argue that these civil conflicts are not the fundamental issues facing the African state but rather symptoms of a deeper problem of statehood.
Source: Africa Spectrum
Author: Buyisile Ntaka
Institution: Corvinus University of Budapest
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408406684