Papers by Ketil Fred Hansen
Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 2013
BRILL eBooks, Sep 19, 2022
The Oxford Handbook of the African Sahel, 2021
Chadians have experienced harsh governance and personal rule since colonization. Between independ... more Chadians have experienced harsh governance and personal rule since colonization. Between independence in 1960 and the coup d’état in 1990 that brought President Déby to power, violent conflicts, and civil war continuously characterized life and politics in Chad. The political opening of the early 1990s under Déby, however, raised hopes among the populace. Yet the creation of more than one hundred new political parties did not change much in people’s lives or standards of living, resulting in a collective sense of aspirational deprivation, under the electoral authoritarian regime that resulted. Oil extraction starting in 2003 increased the sense of deprivation as the sudden wealth of some made inequality even more visible. Due to Chad’s geopolitical location, the regime’s firm fight against Islamic terror, and its natural resources, various outside powers are keen to maintain the country’s political stability, seemingly even at the price of tolerating the regime’s meager human rights...
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
Politics in Chad was militarized at the time of colonial conquest and has remained so ever since.... more Politics in Chad was militarized at the time of colonial conquest and has remained so ever since. Except for the French-supported candidacy of François Tombalbaye for the presidency in 1960, all other presidents of Chad have been connected to a coup d’état. All presidents in independent Chad have relied heavily on armed support, creating ample armies, feared presidential guards, and terrifying secret services. Proxy wars, political mistrust, economic opportunity-seeking, and strategic ever-changing armed alliances characterize Chadian politics. Flexibility and fluidity have embodied the heart of armed resistance in Chad since the establishment of the first important politico-military rebel movement Frolinat in 1966. In fact, for rebels and powerholders alike, the state is at its best when it is most fragile (in a Western sense). With fragility comes blurriness and flexibility and thus predation opportunities. During the Cold War, most of the various armed fractions were supported mi...
Sono molto affezionato ad Achille Mbembe, per una ragione incomprensibile che mi colpisce mentre ... more Sono molto affezionato ad Achille Mbembe, per una ragione incomprensibile che mi colpisce mentre leggo il suo nuovo libro, Brutalisme. Quest'autore camerunese mi aveva conquistato già nel 1992, quando ho letto il suo articolo The Banality of Power and the Aesthetics of Vulgarity in the Postcolony sulla rivista Public Culture.
(Post)Colonial Histories - Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War
The Journal of Modern African Studies
Forum for Development Studies, 2013
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. , 2020
All presidents in independent Chad have relied heavily on armed support, creating ample armies, f... more All presidents in independent Chad have relied heavily on armed support, creating ample armies, feared presidential guards, and terrifying secret services. Proxy wars, political mistrust, economic opportunity-seeking, and strategic ever-changing armed alliances characterize Chadian politics. Flexibility and fluidity have embodied the heart of armed resistance in Chad since the establishment of the first important politico-military rebel movement Frolinat in 1966. In fact, for rebels and powerholders alike, the state is at its best when it is most fragile (in a Western sense). With fragility comes blurriness and flexibility and thus predation opportunities.
discusses the first 10 years of oil management in Chad
Palgrave Macmillan, Feb 5, 2007
Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanc... more Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanction, donors are withholding development assistancebut is this an effective measure? This article starts by discussing certain general issues regarding sanctions. ...
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Politics, economy and Society in Chad in 2013
Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2010
The European Journal of Development Research, 2006
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Papers by Ketil Fred Hansen
and natural resources, many still un-exploited. The vast economic growth and development is highly visible in Sub-Saharan states.
Africa is also the continent of crises. Ethnic tensions, international and
domestic conflicts have a devastating impact on the states of the Sub-Saharan Africa. Protracted international armed conflicts and civil wars destabilize the economies, state administrations and societies of this part of globe. They obstruct economic development, the use of natural resources and are the cause of the slow fall of the statehood.
The Authors from African and European universities and scientific centres decided to share their points of view on the topics of military assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa, the threat of terrorism and insurgency, key factors and key players in the international relations of Sub-Saharan states, and the regional security theory. Sub-Saharan Africa is still an undiscovered field of research but we believe that the newest “Ante Portas – Security Studies” volume, titled “Security Issues of Sub Saharan Africa” will manage to bring the subject matter a bit closer.