Today’s authoritarians project power through militarised masculinity

Tapscott, Rebecca (2020) Today’s authoritarians project power through militarised masculinity. Africa at LSE (16 Nov 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

How do today’s authoritarian rulers project national-level power into the lives of ordinary citizens? CPAID Fellow Rebecca Tapscott highlights the importance of ‘militarised masculinities’ and explains how their performance enacts a foundational tension between discipline and impunity that generates political power.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JC Political theory H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2020 14:33
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:47
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107622

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