Crafting an African security architecture : addressing regional peace and conflict in the 21st century / Hany Besada.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Besada, Hany.

Series:

International political economy of new regionalisms series.

The international political economy of new regionalisms series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--Africa.

Security, International.

National security--Africa.

National security.

Conflict management--Africa.

Conflict management.

Peace-building--Africa.

Peace-building.

Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book responds to new regional conflicts over health, water, land and food security in the world's poorest, most socially fragmented continent. The work assesses African regional security arrangements and provides new policy recommendations for the future.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Foreword Meeting the Demand for Intervention: The Promise of African Security Architecture; 1 African Solutions for African Problems and Shared R2P; 2 Through the Lens of European Integration Theory: African Peace and Security Architecture as a Framework in Transition; 3 Hopes and Challenges for the Peace and Security Architecture of the African Union; 4 From the Multilateralism of States to the Multilateralism of Peoples: The Roles of the African Union and the United Nations i

5 The European Union (EU) and the Emerging African Peace and Security Architecture6 R2P and the IGAD Sub-region: IGAD's Contribution to Africa's Emerging R2P-oriented Security Culture; 7 Complementary Approaches to Peacekeeping? The African Union and United Nations in Burundi; 8 Partnerships for Peacebuilding in Burundi: Some Lessons Learned; 9 The DDRR and SSR Process in Liberia: Prospects and Challenges; 10 The Darfur Conflict and the Responsibility to Protect: Towards a Sustainable Peace; 11 Steady but Uneven Progress: The Operationalization of the African Standby Force

12 A 'Public' Duty? Building Citizen Focused Accountability and Oversight Mechanisms in Global PeaceIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57453-5

1-317-15874-1

1-317-15873-3

1-282-61483-5

9786612614835

1-4094-0326-2

9781315574530

OCLC:

645937962