| From Bullies to Officers and Gentlemen: How Notions of Professionalism and Civility Transformed the Ghana Armed Forces Contributor(s): Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789202949 ISBN-13: 9781789202946 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Military Policy - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 306.270 |
| LCCN: 2019008858 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.12 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah: - Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum graduated in African Studies at Leiden University in 2011, where he studied political violence and insecurity and their implications on young people's future planning in post-conflict Guinea-Bissau. In 2016, he received his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Currently, the author is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Amsterdam. |