Leonardo A. Villalón is Dean of the International Center and Professor of Political Science and African Studies at the University of Florida, where he also coordinates the Sahel Research Group. He is a specialist on the countries of the African Sahel (Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Chad), in particular the role of Islam in democratization, education, and political stability. He has published numerous works on the region. He is past president of the West African Research Association, and currently chair of the board of directors of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

• Editor's Introduction Leonardo A. Villalón: Framing the Sahel: Spaces, Challenges, Encounters Section I: The Sahel as Region 1: Olivier Walther and Denis Retaillé: Mapping the Sahelian Space 2: Gregory Mann: French Colonialism and the Making of the Modern Sahel 3: Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan: The Construction of States and Societies in the Sahel 4: Augustin Loada: Civil Society and Political Order in the Sahel Section II: National Trajectories 5: Marie Brossier: Senegal: A Success Story and a Patrimonial Democracy 6: Boubacar N'Diaye: Mauritania: Exceptionalism and Vulnerability 7: Bruce Whitehouse: Mali: Collapse and Instability 8: Ernest Harsch: Burkina Faso: Beyond Autocracy, New Roads Open 9: Lisa Mueller: Niger: Precarious Stability 10: Ketil Fred Hansen: Chad: Realpolitik and Aspirational Deprivation Section III: The Environment and the Challenge of Climate Change Sarah McKune: Section Editor's Introduction 11: Suzanne Cotillon, Gray Tappen, and Chris Reij: Land Use Change and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Sahel 12: Sarah McKune: The Challenge of Food and Nutritional Security 13: Alisha Graves, Nouhou Abdoul Moumouni, and Malcom Potts: Demography and Health in the Context of Climate Change 14: Tor A. Benjaminsen: Climate Change and Human Conflict in the Sahel 15: Marjatta Eilittä: Drivers of Growth and Decline in Sahelian Livestock Sectors Section IV: The Challenges of Development Renata Serra: Section Editor's Introduction 16: Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Fatou Guèye: Section editor's Introduction 17: Renata Serra: Agricultural Policies and Development in the Sahel 18: Isaline Bergamaschi: The Political Economy of Aid in the Sahel 19: Giorgio Blundo: Corruption and the State in the Sahel Section V: The Challenge of Governing Sebastian Elischer: Section Editor's Introduction 20: Mamadou Bodian and Leonardo A. Villalón: The Democratic Struggle in the Sahel 21: Daniel Eizenga: Political Parties and Elite Resilience in Sahelian Politics 22: Sebastian Elischer: Militaries in Sahelian Politics 23: Cristina Barrios: Security Provision and Counterterrorism in the Sahel 24: Roland Marchal: French Interventions in the Sahel Section VI: The Intellectual Landscape Alioune Sow: Section Editor's Introduction 25: Felwine Sarr: Towards a History of Ideas in the Sahel 26: Rahmane Idrissa: Yesterday Meets Tomorrow in Sahelian Intellectual Currents 27: Alioune Sow: The Literary History of the Sahel Section VII: A Religious Landscape in Flux Bejamin Soares: Section Editor's Introduction 28: Rüdiger Seesemann: Islamic Intellectual Traditions in the Sahel 29: Benjamin Soares: Islam and Muslim Societies in the Contemporary Sahel 30: Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim: Jihadist Insurgencies in the Sahel 31: Ousseina Alidou: Muslim Women's Social Movements in the Sahel 32: Alexander Thurston: Negotiating Secularism in the Sahel Section VIII: The Changing Social Mosaic Fiona McLaughlin: Section Editor's Introduction 33: Cédric Jourde: Social Stratification in the Sahel 34: Fiona Mc Laughlin: The Linguistic Ecology of the Sahel 35: Wendy Wilson-Fall: Pastoralist Societies in the Sahel 36: Leonardo A. Villalón and Mamadou Bodian: Education, Citizenship, and National Identity in the Sahel Section IX: On the Move: Urbanization, Migration, Transnationalism Abdoulaye Kane: Section Editor's Introduction 37: Florence Boyer and David Lessault: Urbanization and the Dynamics of Change in the Sahel 38: Sylvie Bredeloup: Sahelian Migrations within Africa 39: Harouna Mounkaila: Trans-Saharan Migration through and from the Sahel 40: Abdoulaye Kane: Sahelian Transnational Networks and Diasporas

Leonardo A. Villalón is Dean of the International Center and Professor of Political Science and African Studies at the University of Florida, where he also coordinates the Sahel Research Group. He is a specialist on the countries of the African Sahel (Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Chad), in particular the role of Islam in democratization, education, and political stability. He has published numerous works on the region. He is past president of the West African Research Association, and currently chair of the board of directors of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

• Editor's Introduction Leonardo A. Villalón: Framing the Sahel: Spaces, Challenges, Encounters Section I: The Sahel as Region 1: Olivier Walther and Denis Retaillé: Mapping the Sahelian Space 2: Gregory Mann: French Colonialism and the Making of the Modern Sahel 3: Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan: The Construction of States and Societies in the Sahel 4: Augustin Loada: Civil Society and Political Order in the Sahel Section II: National Trajectories 5: Marie Brossier: Senegal: A Success Story and a Patrimonial Democracy 6: Boubacar N'Diaye: Mauritania: Exceptionalism and Vulnerability 7: Bruce Whitehouse: Mali: Collapse and Instability 8: Ernest Harsch: Burkina Faso: Beyond Autocracy, New Roads Open 9: Lisa Mueller: Niger: Precarious Stability 10: Ketil Fred Hansen: Chad: Realpolitik and Aspirational Deprivation Section III: The Environment and the Challenge of Climate Change Sarah McKune: Section Editor's Introduction 11: Suzanne Cotillon, Gray Tappen, and Chris Reij: Land Use Change and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Sahel 12: Sarah McKune: The Challenge of Food and Nutritional Security 13: Alisha Graves, Nouhou Abdoul Moumouni, and Malcom Potts: Demography and Health in the Context of Climate Change 14: Tor A. Benjaminsen: Climate Change and Human Conflict in the Sahel 15: Marjatta Eilittä: Drivers of Growth and Decline in Sahelian Livestock Sectors Section IV: The Challenges of Development Renata Serra: Section Editor's Introduction 16: Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Fatou Guèye: Section editor's Introduction 17: Renata Serra: Agricultural Policies and Development in the Sahel 18: Isaline Bergamaschi: The Political Economy of Aid in the Sahel 19: Giorgio Blundo: Corruption and the State in the Sahel Section V: The Challenge of Governing Sebastian Elischer: Section Editor's Introduction 20: Mamadou Bodian and Leonardo A. Villalón: The Democratic Struggle in the Sahel 21: Daniel Eizenga: Political Parties and Elite Resilience in Sahelian Politics 22: Sebastian Elischer: Militaries in Sahelian Politics 23: Cristina Barrios: Security Provision and Counterterrorism in the Sahel 24: Roland Marchal: French Interventions in the Sahel Section VI: The Intellectual Landscape Alioune Sow: Section Editor's Introduction 25: Felwine Sarr: Towards a History of Ideas in the Sahel 26: Rahmane Idrissa: Yesterday Meets Tomorrow in Sahelian Intellectual Currents 27: Alioune Sow: The Literary History of the Sahel Section VII: A Religious Landscape in Flux Bejamin Soares: Section Editor's Introduction 28: Rüdiger Seesemann: Islamic Intellectual Traditions in the Sahel 29: Benjamin Soares: Islam and Muslim Societies in the Contemporary Sahel 30: Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim: Jihadist Insurgencies in the Sahel 31: Ousseina Alidou: Muslim Women's Social Movements in the Sahel 32: Alexander Thurston: Negotiating Secularism in the Sahel Section VIII: The Changing Social Mosaic Fiona McLaughlin: Section Editor's Introduction 33: Cédric Jourde: Social Stratification in the Sahel 34: Fiona Mc Laughlin: The Linguistic Ecology of the Sahel 35: Wendy Wilson-Fall: Pastoralist Societies in the Sahel 36: Leonardo A. Villalón and Mamadou Bodian: Education, Citizenship, and National Identity in the Sahel Section IX: On the Move: Urbanization, Migration, Transnationalism Abdoulaye Kane: Section Editor's Introduction 37: Florence Boyer and David Lessault: Urbanization and the Dynamics of Change in the Sahel 38: Sylvie Bredeloup: Sahelian Migrations within Africa 39: Harouna Mounkaila: Trans-Saharan Migration through and from the Sahel 40: Abdoulaye Kane: Sahelian Transnational Networks and Diasporas

Leonardo A. Villalón is Dean of the International Center and Professor of Political Science and African Studies at the University of Florida, where he also coordinates the Sahel Research Group. He is a specialist on the countries of the African Sahel (Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Chad), in particular the role of Islam in democratization, education, and political stability. He has published numerous works on the region. He is past president of the West African Research Association, and currently chair of the board of directors of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

• Editor's Introduction Leonardo A. Villalón: Framing the Sahel: Spaces, Challenges, Encounters Section I: The Sahel as Region 1: Olivier Walther and Denis Retaillé: Mapping the Sahelian Space 2: Gregory Mann: French Colonialism and the Making of the Modern Sahel 3: Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan: The Construction of States and Societies in the Sahel 4: Augustin Loada: Civil Society and Political Order in the Sahel Section II: National Trajectories 5: Marie Brossier: Senegal: A Success Story and a Patrimonial Democracy 6: Boubacar N'Diaye: Mauritania: Exceptionalism and Vulnerability 7: Bruce Whitehouse: Mali: Collapse and Instability 8: Ernest Harsch: Burkina Faso: Beyond Autocracy, New Roads Open 9: Lisa Mueller: Niger: Precarious Stability 10: Ketil Fred Hansen: Chad: Realpolitik and Aspirational Deprivation Section III: The Environment and the Challenge of Climate Change Sarah McKune: Section Editor's Introduction 11: Suzanne Cotillon, Gray Tappen, and Chris Reij: Land Use Change and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Sahel 12: Sarah McKune: The Challenge of Food and Nutritional Security 13: Alisha Graves, Nouhou Abdoul Moumouni, and Malcom Potts: Demography and Health in the Context of Climate Change 14: Tor A. Benjaminsen: Climate Change and Human Conflict in the Sahel 15: Marjatta Eilittä: Drivers of Growth and Decline in Sahelian Livestock Sectors Section IV: The Challenges of Development Renata Serra: Section Editor's Introduction 16: Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Fatou Guèye: Section editor's Introduction 17: Renata Serra: Agricultural Policies and Development in the Sahel 18: Isaline Bergamaschi: The Political Economy of Aid in the Sahel 19: Giorgio Blundo: Corruption and the State in the Sahel Section V: The Challenge of Governing Sebastian Elischer: Section Editor's Introduction 20: Mamadou Bodian and Leonardo A. Villalón: The Democratic Struggle in the Sahel 21: Daniel Eizenga: Political Parties and Elite Resilience in Sahelian Politics 22: Sebastian Elischer: Militaries in Sahelian Politics 23: Cristina Barrios: Security Provision and Counterterrorism in the Sahel 24: Roland Marchal: French Interventions in the Sahel Section VI: The Intellectual Landscape Alioune Sow: Section Editor's Introduction 25: Felwine Sarr: Towards a History of Ideas in the Sahel 26: Rahmane Idrissa: Yesterday Meets Tomorrow in Sahelian Intellectual Currents 27: Alioune Sow: The Literary History of the Sahel Section VII: A Religious Landscape in Flux Bejamin Soares: Section Editor's Introduction 28: Rüdiger Seesemann: Islamic Intellectual Traditions in the Sahel 29: Benjamin Soares: Islam and Muslim Societies in the Contemporary Sahel 30: Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim: Jihadist Insurgencies in the Sahel 31: Ousseina Alidou: Muslim Women's Social Movements in the Sahel 32: Alexander Thurston: Negotiating Secularism in the Sahel Section VIII: The Changing Social Mosaic Fiona McLaughlin: Section Editor's Introduction 33: Cédric Jourde: Social Stratification in the Sahel 34: Fiona Mc Laughlin: The Linguistic Ecology of the Sahel 35: Wendy Wilson-Fall: Pastoralist Societies in the Sahel 36: Leonardo A. Villalón and Mamadou Bodian: Education, Citizenship, and National Identity in the Sahel Section IX: On the Move: Urbanization, Migration, Transnationalism Abdoulaye Kane: Section Editor's Introduction 37: Florence Boyer and David Lessault: Urbanization and the Dynamics of Change in the Sahel 38: Sylvie Bredeloup: Sahelian Migrations within Africa 39: Harouna Mounkaila: Trans-Saharan Migration through and from the Sahel 40: Abdoulaye Kane: Sahelian Transnational Networks and Diasporas