Security Cooperation in Africa : : A Reappraisal / / Benedikt Franke.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Franke, Benedikt,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)

In the midst of the atrocities reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the seemingly constant strife in the Horn of Africa, and the ongoing violence in Darfur, how do we make sense of the simultaneous increase in interstate security cooperation in Africa? To what extent, and why, does this cooperation differ from previous initiatives? In what direction is it heading? Benedikt Franke assesses the peace and security architecture that is taking shape under the nominal leadership of the African Union, analyzing the emerging structures and trends and also rethinking prevailing notions and theoretical assumptions about interstate security relations.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theorizing Security Cooperation in Africa -- 3 The Early Quest for Continental Security Cooperation -- 4 The Devolution of Security Cooperation -- 5 The Revival of Continental Security Cooperation -- 6 The Peace Operations of the African Union -- 7 The Security Institutions of the African Union -- 8 The African Standby Force -- 9 The Continental Early Warning System -- 10 Characteristics of Security Cooperation in Africa -- 11 Challenges to Security Cooperation in Africa -- 12 Conclusion -- List of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book