Spatializing Practices of Regional Organizations During Conflict Intervention: The Politics of Ecowas and the African Union

ISBN-13: 9780367618032 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 240 str.

Jens Herpolsheimer

Opis

This book studies relevant actors and practices of conflict intervention by African regional organizations and their intimate connection to space-making, addressing a major gap regarding what actually happens within and around these organizations.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Spatializing Practices in AU and ECOWAS Interventions  2. A Spatial Approach to African Peace and Security  3. Establishing ‘Reach’: ECOWAS and AU Intervention Practices ‘From Afar’  4. Establishing ‘Presence’: ECOWAS and AU Intervention Practices ‘On the Ground’  5. Regional Security Policies: Spatial Imaginations and Spatial Formatting  6. Contested Relations: Spatial Ordering during Conflict Interventions  7. Conclusion: Spatializing the Study of African Peace and Security

O autorze

Jens Herpolsheimer is a post-doctoral researcher at the Research Centre Global Dynamics, Leipzig University, Germany.