Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Regional and Global Security

ISBN-13: 9783319752792 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 254 str.

Pawel Frankowski; Artur Gruszczak

Opis

This book focuses on current key issues of international security from an actor-centered approach. The volume is divided into 3 sections: the first part analyses an array of security issues in Europe, the second one explores how those security issues play out in the Americas, and the third focuses on Africa.

Spis treści

1- Introduction.- 2- EUROscepticism and Monetary Security in Europe-Riedel.- 3- European space security and regional order-Słomczyńska.- 4- Role of Sub-National Actors in North American security-Frankowski.- 5- Regional security in the twenty-first century’s South America: Economic, energy, and political security in MERCOSUR and UNASUR-Meissner.- 6- The distinctiveness of the Latin American security system – why is it so different? Public international law perspective-Kleczkowska.- 7- Security at the centre of post-2000 EU-Africa relations-Reich.- 8- Boko Haram and Identity Reconstruction in Lake Chad Basin Region-Fubara O.B. and Miapyen S.B..- 9- Peacekeeping in the African Union: gender, women and the battle against sexual exploitation and abuse-White.- 10- Women’s Participation in Peace Processes in East Africa – selected aspects-Cichecka.- 11- International River Basins as Regional Security Communities: The Okavango River case-Castro.- 12- Conclusion: drifting apart regional security orders.-

O autorze

Paweł Frankowski is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Artur Gruszczak is Associate Professor in the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Blurb

This book focuses on current key issues of international security from an actor-centered approach. The volume is divided into 3 sections: the first part analyses an array of security issues in Europe, the second one explores how those security issues play out in Americas and the third focuses on Africa. Each of the chapter authors outlines the relevant ideas, interests and institutions. The volume provides an overview of how global, regional, and national actors, differ in their management approaches, capacity levels, and how these differences translate into cross-regional cooperation on security issues.

Paweł Frankowski is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University

Artur Gruszczak is Associate Professor in the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University