Essays about: "Franco-African relations"
Found 3 essays containing the words Franco-African relations.
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1. Status Disputes and Defiance in Postcolonial Relations: : How Can We understand France’s Increasingly Contested Status in Francophone West Africa?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : France is currently being faced with an increasing fury and insurrection in its former African colonies. This took many commentators by surprise. Afterall, French influence has been waning for at least two decades in the face of an increasing array of “new” players entering – what used to be considered – France’s “backyard”. READ MORE
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2. A Forever Superior French Self in its former pré carré africain? : A post-structuralist foreign policy analysis of Emmanuel Macron's legitimation discourse around Operation Barkhane in Mali
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Notwithstanding the promises of an end to the Françafrique era, France remains the desired external security actor in francophone Africa. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the discursive legitimation strategies of Emmanuel Macron on France’s military activism in Mali, inquiring ‘How did the French President Emmanuel Macron discursively legitimize France’s military presence in Mali before the announcement of the end of Operation Barkhane?’. READ MORE
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3. Multilateral Gaullism - Explaining French Policy Reorientation toward Multilateralism in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Franco-African liaison has in the 21th century evolved from a bilateral to a multilateral logic of affiliation. This policy transformation is to a significant extent due to the French rationalisation of resources, which can be understood as an attempt to extract external resources from multilateral institutions, such as the European Union. READ MORE
