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Author : R. A. Akindele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : UOM:39015061341874
Author : Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa,Ossrea
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-31
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9789994455324
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Author : Adekeye Adebajo,Ismail O. D. Rashid
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1588262847
Provides a context for understanding West Africa's security dilemmas, highlighting the link between failures of economic development, governance, and democratization on the one hand and military insecurity and violent conflicts on the other.
Author : 'Funmi Olonisakin,Awino Okech
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781906387891
Debates about security governance in Africa and about the place of women within it have moved in parallel despite their interconnection. In this book, the authors align the debates, locating African-specific and feminist analysis within the security discourse.
Author : Hippolyt A. S. Pul,Irene Omolola Adadevoh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131975307
Author : Dele Kogbe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000735772
This book interrogates the extent to which regional civil society organisations have evolved as actors in West Africa. Examining civil society democratic participation in regional integration and involvement in regionalism of peacebuilding, it rethinks how we study civil society in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. Beyond the functional typology of civil society actors as ‘partner’, ‘legitimiser’, ‘resistance/counter-hegemonic’ and ‘manipulator’, the book develops a new analytical framework to understand how organisations such as the West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) and West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) have evolved. Offering analytical perspectives of the actorship of specific regional civil society actors, the book draws attention to the tendencies in the previous studies of mistaking an action or misdeed that is empirically specific to particular civil society organisations within a region to the generality of the civic space of the region. Providing an alternative perspective aimed at invoking a new intellectual conversation about civil society regionalism this book advances a new analytical framework of action-based regional identity of civil society, regional presence of activities, regional capacities and societal impact. It will be of interest to academics and scholars of international relations, global governance, African politics and comparative regionalism.
Author : Alexandre Marc,Neelam Verjee,Stephen Mogaka
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781464804656
Since independence, the West African sub-region has been an arena for a number of large-scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as simmering and low-intensity uprisings. Contrary to perceptions, West Africa in its post-independence history has experienced fewer conflict events and fatalities from conflict than the other sub-regions on the continent. The turn of the millennium has witnessed the recession of large-scale and conventional conflict, and it has ushered in new and emerging threats. The specters of religious extremism, maritime piracy, and narcotics trafficking threaten to undermine some of the progress achieved in recent years. The Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa critically examines the key drivers of conflict and violence, and the way in which they impact the countries of the sub-region. In addition to emerging threats, these drivers include the challenges of youth inclusion, migration, sub-regional imbalances, and extractives, as well as challenges related to the fragility of political institutions and managing the competition for power, reform of the security sector, and weakness of institutions related to land management. The book explores how the sub-region, under the auspices of the regional organization ECOWAS, has become a pioneer on the continent in terms of addressing regional challenges. The Challenge of Stability and Security in West Africa also identifies key lessons in the dynamics of resilience in the face of political violence and civil war drawn from CÃ ́te d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, that can be useful for countries around the world in similar situations. It incorporates knowledge and findings from leading experts and provides insights from academics and development practitioners. Finally, the book identifies possible policy and programmatic responses and directions for policy dialogue at the national and international levels.
Author : Gavin Cawthra,André Du Pisani,Abillah H. Omari
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781868144532
Southern Africa has embarked on one of the world's most ambitious security co-operation initiatives, seeking to roll out the principles of the United Nations at regional levels. This book examines the triangular relationship between democratisation, the character of democracy and its deficits, and national security practices and perceptions of eleven southern African states. It explores what impact these processes and practices have had on the collaborative security project in the region. Based on national studies conducted by African academics and security practitioners over three years, it includes an examination of the way security is conceived and managed, as well as a comparative analysis of regional security co-operation in the developing world.
Author : Dorina Akosua Oduraa Bekoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015062893782
East Africa and the Horn explores these regional constraints and opportunities, focusing on issues of civil society, the ubiquitous trade in small arms and light weapons, large numbers of refugees, tensions around national identity, and the legacy of U.S. policy.
Author : Nicole Ball,Kayode Fayemi,Centre for Democracy & Development
Publisher : Centre for Democracy & Development Africa Office
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121869890
Author : Len Le Roux,Yemane Kidane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132411187
Security sector reform (SSR) is key to ensuring sustainable democratisation and peacebuilding processes in the Horn of Africa. This monograph, edited by Len Le Roux and Yemane Kidane, compares SSR experiences in the region and highlights security reform challenges facing the Horn of Africa. SSR in the Horn should include both restructuring of security institutions and strengthening of political, judicial and civil society oversight capacities. It should also be based on a comprehensive, accurate analysis of overall regional and national contexts.
Author : Said Adejumobi,Adebayo O. Olukoshi
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781604975741
The early twenty-first century witnessed remarkable attempts by Africa's political leadership to promote regional integration as a means of fast-tracking economic progress, facilitating peace and security, consolidating democratic gains, and promoting the general welfare of the African people. The transition of the Organization of Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU), as well as the foisting of a new economic blueprint for the continent-the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), combined with the growing role of the regional economic communities (RECs) in harmonizing and creating subregional norms and standards in the political and economic arena suggests a new trend towards regionalism in Africa. Indeed, in the new regional integration architecture, the RECs are considered to be the building blocks of the integration process led by the African Union. This new impetus of a regional development strategy was largely prompted by the slow pace of economic progress on the continent, the increasing marginalization of Africa in the global economy, and the need to create regional resources and standards that would benefit the continent in all spheres of social life. A painful realization became obvious that small micro-states in Africa sticking to their political independence and sovereignty would hardly make much progress in an increasingly globalised world. A macro-states' approach of regional integration has assumed Africa's new strategy to intervene in and integrate with a globalizing world. The current regional trend in Africa has received very little scholarly attention especially in a systematic and comprehensive way. This is due partly to the fact that the processes are currently unfolding and there is still uncertainty in the outcomes. Poor documentation and the dearth of primary materials (especially from the regional institutions) also contribute to the lack of scholarly work in this area. This study assembles the voices of some of the most seasoned African and Africanist scholars who have constantly, in one way or another, interacted with the integration process in Africa and kept abreast of the developments therein, and seeks to capture those developments in a nuanced manner in the economic, political and social spheres. The essence of this book is to analyze those processes--teasing out the issues, problems, challenges and major policy recommendations, with tentative conclusions on Africa's regional development trajectory. The book therefore fills major knowledge and policy gaps in Africa's regional development agenda. This book is a landmark contribution in a systematic attempt to comprehend Africa's regional development strategy led by the African Union. It examines the background, nuances, and dimensions of the process, which include the basis and historiography of pan-Africanism, the transition of the OAU to the AU, the issue of popular participation in development, the NEPAD and APRM initiatives, the evolving regional peace and security architecture, and the efforts of regional institutions to facilitate democracy, human rights, rule of law and good governance on the continent. The book underscores the fact that formidable obstacles and challenges abound in the trajectory, politics, and processes of this regional development paradigm, especially as Africa navigates an uncertain future in a deeply divided and unequal yet globalised World. The book constitutes a major reference material and compendium for a wide range of readers--students and scholars of African affairs and African development, policy makers both in Africa and the western countries, regional and international institutions and organizations, and all those interested in the past, present and future of Africa's development process.
Author : Samuel M. Makinda,F. Wafula Okumu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131771300
Offers a comprehensive examination of the work of the African Union (AU), with emphasis on its capacity to meet the challenges of building and sustaining governance institutions and security mechanisms. This book analyzes debates on leadership in Africa and examines key options for overcoming the constraints that African leaders face.
Author : Alan Bryden,Boubacar N'Diaye,ʼFunmi Olonisakin
Publisher : Lit Verlag
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : 3825886816
There is currently no comprehensive study of the status of security sector governance in West Africa. Many efforts to understand governance of the security sector in Africa have been directed either at individual countries or at providing a general analysis of the state and security in Africa. This book is intended to contribute to confidence and peace-building through developing a better understanding of the challenges of security sector governance and generating practical policy recommendations based on work conducted by West African experts. It analyses the nature of security sector governance in each of the 16 West African states, provides an assessment of the effectiveness of governance mechanisms, in particular relating to democratic oversight of the security sector, and takes into account the regional and international dimensions to the issue.
Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : Human Development Report
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Community development
ISBN : 9780195091700
Expounds a new concept of human security- one that focuses on the security of people in their homes, in their jobs, in their communities and in their environment.