Tackling Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
Interactions Between Global Shipping and Ghanaian State Agents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum (0000-0002-5112-9598, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 115-140 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2024.2379186 |
| OpenAlex | W4400954240 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea is a challenge that straddles multiple players and sectors, and crimes like piracy cause disruptions to international trade and shipping. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shipping industry tried to keep maritime security on the agenda, while advocating for global security assemblages, specifically, transnational policing initiatives as part of the maritime security governance. Using the notion of narratives and assemblage thinking, it is argued that although global shipping and Ghanaian state agents agree on the problem, they differ on which maritime security governance infrastructure to deploy, resulting in tensions between the two parties
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Economy · Global governance · International security · International trade · Maritime Security · Narrative · New guinea · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · International Maritime Law Issues · Law · Maritime Security and History · Public Administration · Finance
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |