Monthly Archives: March 2015

What Mali’s recent past reveals about its present woes, Part 2: Of chiefs, slaves, and “paranoid nationalism”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by brucewhitehouse

In his recent book From Empires to NGOs in the West African Sahel, historian Gregory Mann describes how state sovereignty was fashioned in the Sahel following the end of colonial rule. In the previous post, we discussed his concept of … Continue reading →

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What Mali’s recent past reveals about its present woes, Part 1: The road to nongovernmentality

Posted on March 18, 2015 by brucewhitehouse

These days the sovereignty of the Malian state looks more hypothetical than ever. The government’s control over its northern regions ranges from tenuous to nonexistent. Kidal has been firmly under the rule of Tuareg separatists for two years, while only … Continue reading →

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