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Title:Conclusions: security culture and transnational challenges - ECOWAS in comparative perspective
Authors:Haacke, JürgenISNI
Williams, Paul D.
Year:2008
Periodical:Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Volume:26
Issue:2
Pages:213-222
Language:English
Geographic term:West Africa
Subjects:ECOWAS
regional security
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02589000802124821
Abstract:Drawing upon the various contributions to this special issue on how the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has defined certain transnational issues as security threats and how it has addressed them, this concluding article reflects upon the ways in which a shared security culture has influenced how ECOWAS has responded to transnational challenges, such as the proliferation of small and light weapons. Although ECOWAS has over the years established important mechanisms to deal with questions affecting regional security, member-States have to date not only failed to ratify key conventions, but also proved disinclined to close the wide gap between rhetoric and practical implementation even at the national level. The article contextualizes the ECOWAS approach by providing a brief comparative analysis of how other regional arrangements in Africa (SADC, AU) and Asia (ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) have addressed transnational challenges. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [Journal abstract]
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