Regional Organizations in African Security - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415597870 ISBN 13: 9780415597876

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

The African continent is plagued by some of the most brutal and violent conflicts in the world. At the same time that warfare is changing, so has the state’s capacity to provide security and political stability to its citizens. This book deals with the role of regional organizations in Africa’s security. It focuses on three basic―yet often overlooked―questions: (1) the advantages and disadvantages of African regional and sub-regional organizations vis-à-vis other security mechanisms, (2) the official and unofficial reasons to intervene, and (3) whether security is actually protected by the peace activities carried out by the regional organizations.

The contributors to the book―all leading researchers in the field―systematically assess and compare the role of the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

This book was based on a special issue of African Security.

About this title

About the Author

Fredrik Söderbaum is Associate Professor University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Senior Associate Research Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-CRIS).

Rodrigo Tavares is Associate Research Fellow, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Belgium.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415597870
• ISBN 13: 9780415597876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Soderbaum Fredrik, Tavares Rodrigo