Regional Economic Communities and Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons from ECOWAS and IGAD

ISBN-13: 9780367556341 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 226 str.

USA) Obi Cyril (Social Science Research Council

Opis

This book outlines challenges to the effective operation of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) with regards to peacebuilding in Africa.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Regional Economic Communities and Peacebuilding in West Africa and the Horn of Africa  2. Regional Economic Communities and Peacebuilding in Africa: Analysis of Legal Framework and Concerns for International Law  3. Peacebuilding in Africa: Popular Progressive versus Neoliberal Peacebuilding  4. Towards a Human Security-Centred Approach to Peacebuilding: ECOWAS’s Experiences and Lessons  5. Civil Society Organisations and the ECOWAS Peace and Security Agenda: A Case Study of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)  6. ECOWAS and The Limits of Peace-making in West Africa  7. ECOWAS and Triangular Cooperation for Peacebuilding in West Africa: Challenges and Prospects form the Liberian and Sierra Leonean Experience  8. Nigeria’s Role in ECOWAS Peace and Security Agenda for West Africa  9. The IGAD-Eritrea Impasse: Future Prospects in Light of Recent Developments  10. Lessons to be Learned from IGAD’s Involvement in the Sudan Peace Process (1993-2005)  11. Kenya’s Diplomacy and International Relations within the IGAD Regian on Matters of Peace and Security: Growth, Development, and Prospects  12. Uganda and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)  13. Peacebuilding the Context of Ethiopia-IGAD Relations  14. The Big Elephant in the Room: The Meddling and Machinations of IGAD and Ethiopia in Somalia  15. 'You Don’t Own Peace': The Coward State, South Sudan and IGAD Relations