000			01993cam a2200253Ma 4500
999			_c5052 _d5052
001			ocn918946239
003			OCoLC
005			20190311135828.0
008			111017s2011 gw a b 000 0 eng d
020			_a9783639332087
020			_a3639332083
035			_a(OCoLC)918946239
040			_aN5L _beng _cTZ-ArACH _dOCLCQ
043			_afw-----
049			_aTZAA
050	1	4	_aD814 _b.T121
100	1		_aTadesse, Chalachew.
245	1	0	_aRegional security in West Africa : _bbuilding regional security architecture under ECOWAS in the post-cold war era / _cChalachew Tadesse. _kmonograph.
260			_aSaarbrücken : _bVDM Verlag Dr. Müller, _c2011.
300			_aviii, 202 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aSince the 1990s, ECOWAS has stepped into previously uncharted waters of peacekeeping and peace enforcement in intra-state civil wars in its back yard by violating the sacrosanct principles of sovereignty and non-intervention in domestic affairs of states. To this end, it has established a robust security structure and adopted norms and procedures. Thus, ECOWAS' security architecture has become an alternative to traditional UN-led peacekeeping missions. And yet this pioneering experiment has faced theoretical and empirical challenges. The aim of this book is to invigorate the current discussion on the relevance of ECOWAS' security framework in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peace enforcement. By invoking Buzan's concept of?security complex', the book analyzes inter-state security interaction, amity and enmity among states, role of non-state actors and regionalization of conflicts in the sub-region. The analysis also sheds light on the challenges of ECOWAS' security mechanism. This book is useful to academicians, state and non-state security actors, donors, or anyone who may be interested in security and regional integration in West Africa and the rest of the continent.
942			_2lcc _cBOOK