New directions for African security

Toni Haastrup; Hylke Dijkstra

doi:10.1080/13523260.2017.1293392

New directions for African security

Toni Haastrup, Hylke Dijkstra^*

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Abstract

African security, particularly conflict-related political violence, is a key concern in international relations. This forum seeks to advance existing research agendas by addressing four key themes: domestic politics and peacekeeping; security sector reform programs; peace enforcement; and the protection of civilians. Each of the articles in this forum makes a case for analyzing African agency when it comes to African security. As a way of introduction, this short article sets out the main debates and concludes by providing further directions for future research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-108
Number of pages	7
Journal	Contemporary Security Policy
Volume	38
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2017.1293392
Publication status	Published - 6 Mar 2017

Keywords

Africa
security
peacekeeping
security sector reform
civilian protection
peace enforcement
PEACE ENFORCEMENT
SMALL ARMS
STABILITY

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