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

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 F...

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Main Author: Pakarinen, Kira
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) 2021
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-45618