@inbook{1ad6ac6111004a14b0a6c9d32a21ac90,
title = "Introduction: States, borders and political violence in Africa",
abstract = "Since the end of the Cold War, the monopoly of legitimate organized force of many African states has been eroded by a mix of rebel groups calling for more political autonomy or a greater share of the national resources, violent extremist organizations affiliated with Al Qaeda or the Islamic State, and self-defense groups created in response to the rise in organized violence on the continent.",
author = "Walther, \{Olivier J.\} and Miles, \{William F.S.\}",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.4324/9781315166483-1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138054684",
series = "Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations",
pages = "1--13",
editor = "Walther, \{Olivier J.\} and Miles, \{William F.S.\}",
booktitle = "African Border Disorders",
publisher = "Routledge",
address = "United Kingdom",
}