The OAU (AU) and OAS in regional conflict management : a comparative assessment / T.A. Imobighe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Imobighe, Thomas A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organization of American States.

African Union.

Conflict management--International cooperation--Case studies.

Conflict management.

Intervention (International law)--Case studies.

Intervention (International law).

Evaluation.

Armed Forces--Operations other than war.

Conflict management--International cooperation.

Armed Forces--Operations other than war--Case studies.

Armed Forces.

African Union--Evaluation.

Organization of American States--Evaluation.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xix, 192 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Ibadan : Spectrum Books ; Oxford, UK : USA distributor, African Books Collective, 2003.

Summary:

This study analyses the pervasive and apparently intractable intensification of conflict around the world, in the wake of the Cold War; and the failures and limitations of multilateral organisations such as the UN and the African Union to achieve their stated objectives. It makes recommendations so that these organisations can make more assertive and positive contributions to conflict reduction. Specifically on the OAU/AU, the author illustrates that the African Union is not fundamentally different from its predecessor; and that both have failed to implement practical measures designed to build confidence, and regional integration, which he argues, must be an essential component of conflict prevention and peace-building. The author is an expert in International Relations, and Director of the Centre for Strategic and Development Studies, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.

ISBN:

9780293744

OCLC:

52814966