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From bullies to officers and gentlemen : how notions of professionalism and civility transformed the Ghana Armed Forces / Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1789202957
  • 9781789202953
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From bullies to officers and gentlemen.DDC classification:
  • 306.2709667 23
LOC classification:
  • U21.5
Online resources:
Contents:
The breakdown of everydayness -- On hierarchy and trust: 'monkeys play by sizes' -- On discipline: disciplining the body and the mind -- New soldiers on the block: from Buga-Buga soldier to disciplined soldier subjects -- Factors of continual subjection -- Transformation in broad perspective: professionalism, civility and civil-military relations.
Summary: Based on unprecedented access to the Ghanaian military barracks and inspired by the recent resurgence of coups in West Africa, Agyekum assesses why and how the Ghana Armed Forces were transformed from an organization that actively orchestrated coups into an institution that accepts the authority of the democratically elected civilian government. Focusing on the process of professionalization of the Ghanaian military, this ethnography based monograph examines both historical and contemporary themes, and assesses the shift in military personnel from `Buga Buga' soldiers - uneducated, lower-class soldiers, human rights abusers - to a more 'modern' fighting force.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The breakdown of everydayness -- On hierarchy and trust: 'monkeys play by sizes' -- On discipline: disciplining the body and the mind -- New soldiers on the block: from Buga-Buga soldier to disciplined soldier subjects -- Factors of continual subjection -- Transformation in broad perspective: professionalism, civility and civil-military relations.

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Based on unprecedented access to the Ghanaian military barracks and inspired by the recent resurgence of coups in West Africa, Agyekum assesses why and how the Ghana Armed Forces were transformed from an organization that actively orchestrated coups into an institution that accepts the authority of the democratically elected civilian government. Focusing on the process of professionalization of the Ghanaian military, this ethnography based monograph examines both historical and contemporary themes, and assesses the shift in military personnel from `Buga Buga' soldiers - uneducated, lower-class soldiers, human rights abusers - to a more 'modern' fighting force.

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