Francophone Africa
The Enduring French Connection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9751933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Staniland (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 489 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-62 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716287489001005 |
| OpenAlex | W2000356854 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 5 |
France's relations with its former colonies remain close after 26 years of independence, and France has tried hard in the last decade to expand its sphere of influence beyond the ex-colonial core. This article examines French economic and security interests in Africa, as well as the role of Africa in France's foreign policy. It also considers some of the contradictions in French policy, the problems encountered by the Socialist government between May 1981 and March 1986, and the longer-term trend toward greater discretion and discrimination in dealing with African states. Finally, it discusses the analytic problems raised by the peculiar postcolonial relationship between France and French-speaking Africa
Colonialism · Development economics · Discretion · Economics · Foreign policy · French · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · French Historical and Cultural Studies · History · Law · Political and Social Issues
Niger
Neo-colonialism and research collaboration in Central Africa
The failure of colonial ‘distancing’
Speaking proper French’
Sentry Box in the Backyard
Colonial ties and civil conflict intervention
The concept of ‘Republic’ in Francophone African states
France’s interventions in Mali and the Sahel
Civil aircraft procurement and colonial ties
Expelling the “Sinister Vilgrain”
After Empire
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,34 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2024 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |