ISBN:
9783839473061
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9783732873067
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (421 Seiten)
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Diagramme, Illustrationen, Karten
Serie:
Postcolonial studies 51
Schlagwort(e):
Political science
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Ewe-Sprache
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Sicherheit
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Einheitsbewegung
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Nation
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Wiedervereinigung
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Vereinigung
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Securitization
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
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Ghana
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Togo
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Administration
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Globalization
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International Relations
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Political Science
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Politics
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Postcolonialism
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Security
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State
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Statebuilding
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Trusteeship
Kurzfassung:
With the right to petition the United Nations, the Ewe and Togoland unification movement enjoyed a privilege unmatched by other dependent peoples. Using language conveying insecurity, the movement seized the international spotlight, ensuring that the topic of unification dominated the UN Trusteeship System for over a decade. Yet, its vociferous securitisations fell silent due to colonial distortion, leaving unification unfulfilled, thus allowing the seeds of secessionist conflict to grow. At the intersection of postcolonial theory and security studies, Julius Heise presents a theory-driven history of Togoland's path to independence, offering a crucial lesson for international statebuilding efforts.
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 383-421
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Von der Titelrückseite: "This publication constitutes a shortened version of the doctoral dissertation "'Give Unification or We Perish': The (failed) Securitisation of Ewe and Togoland Unification under United Nations Trusteeship" submitted to the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Marburg."
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State of the art
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Neo-trusteeship & (in)security
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Trusteeship & (de)colonisation
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Togoland
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Theoretical framework
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Copenhagen School
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Paris School
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Research perspective
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Methods
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Research design
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Archival research
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Historical background : from slave coast to mandate territory
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Precolonial era & introduction of European rule
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The 'Schutzgebiet Togoland'
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Togoland under mandate
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The securitisation of Ewe & Togoland unification before the United Nations
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Bringing Togoland under United Nations trusteeship
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The All-Ewe-conference & first petitions under trusteeship
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Security matters : trouble in Accra & Abidjan (1948–1951)
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Securitising petitions I : trusteeship council (1949–1951)
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Securitising petitions II : the General Assembly (1951–1955)
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Turning the tides I : British Togoland (1954–1957)
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Turning the tides II : French Togoland (1956–1960)
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The independence of British & French Togoland
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Post-independence conflict
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In English
DOI:
10.1515/9783839473061
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