The Apsa and (Complex) International Security Regime Theory
A Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gino Vlavonou (0000-0002-9969-0384, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-110 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2019.1587143 |
| OpenAlex | W2920955365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Regional and subregional organizations have assumed a larger role in maintaining peace and security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Peace and Security Architecture of the African Union (APSA) increasingly participates militarily in various peacekeeping operations. Policy-focused analyses of the APSA not only characterize it as an international regime but also assume the benefits of this regime. However, this depiction of the APSA as a regime obscures the military dimension of its approach to peace and security throughout the continent. This article argues that a regime analysis romanticizes the APSA, and the type of security that it practices requires more attention. Using a field-inspired approach, this article suggests that the security practiced by the APSA is a result of various internal struggles within different institutions of the APSA and its external relations over the meaning-making of peace and security
Computer security · Development economics · Dimension (graph theory · Economic system · Economics · Enterprise information security architecture · International relations · International security · Peacekeeping · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Security studies · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |