Southern African Development Community as Regional Peacekeeper

Myth or Reality

Bibliographic Data

ID12976405
AuthorsMaxi Schoeman (0000-0002-5413-4042, University of Pretoria, corresponding author), Marie Muller (0000-0002-2080-241X, University of Pretoria)
Year2009
Volume2
Issue2-3
Pages175-192
Publication date2009-11-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19362200903362083
OpenAlexW2087955731
LanguageEN
Citations received3

This article pays attention to the ability of Southern African Development Community as a subregional organization to provide peace and security within and between its members, using the conflicts and interventions in Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as case studies. It pays particular attention to the differences between official versions of involvement and operational experiences and to whose security is protected—that of states, or that of the people (human security)? It concludes that although the Southern African Development Community region cannot be described as a zone of war, there is nevertheless no genuine capacity for promoting the well-being of the people of the region and that the Southern African Development Community is inherently a sovereignty-boosting form of regional governance rather than an ascending security community

Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Human security · Mythology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regional Integration · Security community · Sociology · Sovereignty · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration

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