Militarization in the Global South

What is it about?

We propose that contemporary militarization be understood as part of the continued legacy and consequence of colonial practices and (neo-)imperial logics. Lampedusa and Lebanon both serve as case studies of militarization within and beyond the fluid contours of today’s Global South. The future of these sites and their populaces are open-ended, and how individuals and collectives will remember and represent them remains, in many ways, contingent on current events.

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Photo by Shaun Bell on Unsplash

Photo by Shaun Bell on Unsplash

Why is it important?

In this introduction to our special issue on contemporary illustrations of militarization across the Global South, this article takes a distinct approach by linking militarization to the post-colonial and neo-imperial, and by integrating memory studies into our understanding of militarization's impact.