Political Science International(PSI)

Saint Monica University, Buea, Cameroon

Publications

• Research Article   
  Nationhood Deferred: Dignity, Consent, and the Normative Crisis of Ambazonian Nationalism at Home and in the Diaspora
  Author(s): Januarius Asongu*
  
  The Ambazonian struggle for self-determination, rooted in the contested postcolonial union between the former British Southern Cameroons and the Republic of Cameroon, has generated not only a protracted armed conflict but a shared crisis of nationalist identity that spans the conflict zone and the global diaspora. As prospects for decisive military victory have receded, the movement has entered a condition of deferred nationhood, characterized by identity dislocation, legitimacy fragmentation, and nationalist fatigue. While early mass mobilization demonstrated deep popular belief and performative decolonization, this momentum was undermined by elite institutional hedging and by moral erosion associated with atrocities and predatory practices committed by state and non-state actors. This article argues that the core crisis is normative rather than merely strategic or military. Drawing .. Read More»
  

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