Colonial Dis/Continuities in Cameroon and the Postcolonial Dilemma in the Archive

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Ketzmerick-Calandrino, Maria:
Colonial Dis/Continuities in Cameroon and the Postcolonial Dilemma in the Archive.
In: Global Studies Quarterly. Bd. 4 (Oktober 2024) Heft 3 . - ksae066.
ISSN 2634-3797
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksae066

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Abstract

Despite how significantly processes of decolonization have shaped contemporary political and social realities, their study remains marginal in the peace and security fields. Understanding historical legacies and how embedded they are in today’s peace and conflict structures is essential to the analysis of current conflicts. This article argues that by tracing dis/continuities in colonial relations, we can gain a better understanding of these contentious processes and of the marginalized positionalities they create. In doing so, much needed research on the ambiguities of these legacies and on who had a say in shaping historical events can be done without reiterating colonial power relations. Alongside its analysis of the Cameroonian internationalized decolonization process under a UN Trusteeship and of how it developed into the current Anglophone conflict, this article uncovers and explores the existing dilemmas in, and potential new avenues for security studies research on colonial dis/continuities using post- and decolonial theories. Its findings and discussion contribute widely to debates within post- and decolonial research, peace, security, and conflict studies.