From Bullies to Officers and Gentlemen

How Notions of Professionalism and Civility Transformed the Ghana Armed Forces

von Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum

252 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Based on unprecedented access to the Ghanaian military barracks and inspired by the recent resurgence of coups in West Africa, Agyekum assesses why and how the Ghana Armed Forces were transformed from an organization that actively orchestrated coups into an institution that accepts the authority of the democratically elected civilian government. Focusing on the process of professionalization of the Ghanaian military, this ethnography based monograph examines both historical and contemporary themes, and assesses the shift in military personnel from 'Buga Buga' soldiers - uneducated, lower-class soldiers, human rights abusers - to a more 'modern' fighting force.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Zentralregierung Politik der National-, Zentral- oder Bundesregierung
• ISBN: 9781789202946
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2019
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books