ECAS 2009
3rd European Conference on African Studies
Leipzig, 4 to 7 June 2009

Panel 11: ‘We Tried but they Failed’ - Critical Perspectives on Interventionism in Africa (Jan Bachmann)

Panel Organiser: Jan Bachmann

It is uncontested that recent ‘whole-of-government’ interventions in Africa highlighting the interconnectedness of domestic and global politics in the field of security have blurred the boundaries between humanitarian, development and geopolitical objectives.
The panel aims for a historical and theoretical contextualisation of strategies ranging from militarization, state capacity building, welfare interventions to participatory projects.