Essays about: "Kira Pakarinen"

Found 1 essay containing the words Kira Pakarinen.

  1. 1. 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)

    Author : Kira Pakarinen; [2021]
    Keywords : Franco-African relations; Operation Barkhane; Emmanuel Macron; France; Mali; Sahel; post-structuralism; foreign policy analysis; international intervention; legitimacy;

    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