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Description
Facing threats ranging from Islamist insurgencies to the Ebola pandemic, African regional actors are playing an increasingly vital role in safeguarding peace and stability across the continent. But while the African Union has demonstrated its ability to deploy forces on short notice and in difficult circumstances, the challenges posed by increasingly complex conflict zones have revealed a widening divide between the theory and practice of peacekeeping. With the AU's African Standby Force becoming fully operational in 2016, this timely and much-needed work argues that responding to these challenges will require a new and distinctively African model of peacekeeping, as well as a radical revision of the current African security framework.
The first book to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of African peace operations, The Future of African Peace Operations gives a long overdue assessment of the ways in which peacekeeping on the continent has evolved over the past decade. It will be a vital resource for policy makers, researchers and all those seeking solutions and insights into the immense security challenges which Africa is facing today.
Table of Contents
2. Confronting Hybrid Threats in Africa: Improving Multidimensional Responses - Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah
3. Stabilization Missions and Mandates in African Peace Operations: Implications for the ASF? - Solomon A. Dersso
4. The Relationship between the AU and the RECs/RMs in Relation to Peace and Security in Africa: Subsidiarity and Inevitable Common Destiny - Michelle Ndiaye
5. The Strategic Relationship between the African Union and Its Partners - Linda Darkwa
6. Mission Support for African Peace Operations - Walter Lotze
7. United in Challenges? The African Standby Force and the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises - Jide Martyns Okeke
8. What Roles for the Civilian and Police Dimensions in African Peace Operations? - Yvonne Akpasom
9. Adapting the African Standby Force to a Just-in-Time Readiness Model: Improved Alignment with the Emerging African Model of Peace Operations - Cedric de Coning
10. African Peace Operations: Trends and Future Scenarios, Conclusions and Recommendations - Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud
Product details
| Published | 15 Mar 2016 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 170 |
| ISBN | 9781783607105 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Illustrations | Tables, black and white 2 |
| Series | Africa Now |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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For policymakers in both international organizations and national institutions...the book is a valuable addition to the contemporary discourse.
Academic Council on the United Nations System
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For a core audience already familiar with the larger history of African peace operations and looking for more detailed analysis of the organisational and policy thinking over the years, this book shines as a reference.
Africa at LSE
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[O]ne of the first and most successful attempts to give a complete overview of African peace operations today and what they will look like in the future.
International Affairs
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[T]he authors capture the complexity of modern African peace operations and acknowledge the multiple ways in which their recommendations could have an impact.
Project MUSE
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The Future of African Peace Operations presents informative analysis and frontline thinking by leading experts in a well-written and well-structured volume … strongly recommended for academics, students, practitioners and policymakers.
South African Journal of International Affairs
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The chapters show a deep knowledge of the intricate architecture within and between organisations charged with peace and security ... This book is accessible, timely and highly recommended.
The Round Table
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