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Governing in the shadows : Angola's securitised state

Title
Governing in the shadows : Angola's securitised state / Paula Cristina Roque.
Author
Roque, Paula Cristina
Publication
  • New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
  • ©2021

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International African Institute.
Description
xii, 295 pages : map; 22 cm
Summary
"This book traces three decades of securitization 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. Securitization 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 façade of democracy, development and stability hid a very different reality for the majority of Angolans, who remained poor, disenfranchised and marginalized. Roque 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."--
Series Statement
African arguments
Uniform Title
African arguments.
Subject
  • Santos, José Eduardo dos, 1942-
  • Lourenço, João Manuel Gonçalves, 1954-
  • Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola > History
  • National security > Angola
  • Angola > History > 2002-
  • Angola > History > Civil War, 1975-2002
  • Angola > Politics and government > 1975-
Note
  • At foot of title page: International African Institute.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-270) and index.
ISBN
  • 9780197629895
  • 019762989X
LCCN
40031023165
OCLC
  • on1263022626
  • 1263022626
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries