The impact of militarisation on perceptions of state legitimacy in Niger

在过去的10年里，外国在尼日尔的军事存在加强了。六个国家现在有军事存在，而非政府组织正在越来越多地实施打击暴力极端主义(CVE)方案。与此同时，国际发展界寻求协调努力，以实现可持续发展目标16，包括促进合法机构。然而，目前投资于在尼日尔发展合法机构的大量援助资金可能在两个方面失败。其一，这些方案的目标是实现合法权威的愿景，而这可能与尼日利亚人的信仰不符。第二，对外国军队驻扎在尼日尔的不满情绪日益高涨，这可能意味着在建设合法机构方面的投资被日益军事化的影响所抵消。使用社会建构主义的方法来理解合法性，我将进行研究，以了解a)什么构成尼日尔的合法权威；以及b)日益军事化是否影响了人们对国家合法性的看法

Over the past 10 years, foreign military presence has intensified in Niger. Six countries now have a military presence while NGOs are increasingly implementing countering violent extremism (CVE) programmes. Meanwhile, the international development community seeks to coordinate its efforts to achieve SDG16, including the promotion of legitimate institutions. However, its possible that the large amounts of aid funding currently being invested in developing legitimate institutions in Niger may be failing on two counts. One, programmes are aiming for a vision of legitimate authority that may not be aligned with Nigeriens' beliefs. Two, the growing discontent about the presence of foreign militaries in Niger may mean that the investment in building legitimate institutions is negated by the effects of increasing militarisation. Using a social constructivist approach to understanding legitimacy, I will carry out research to understand a) what constitutes legitimate authority in Niger; and b) whether the increasing militarisation is affecting perceptions of state legitimacy