African security in the Anthropocene / Hussein Solomon, Jude Cocodia, editors.
2023
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Title
African security in the Anthropocene / Hussein Solomon, Jude Cocodia, editors.
ISBN
9783031251511 (electronic bk.)
3031251512 (electronic bk.)
9783031251504
3031251504
3031251512 (electronic bk.)
9783031251504
3031251504
Published
Cham : Springer, [2023]
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©2023
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
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10.1007/978-3-031-25151-1 doi
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UA855
Dewey Decimal Classification
355/.0330096
Summary
Much has been written on security in Africaits democratic deficit, poor civil-military relations, and myriad conflictsbut these are often treated in isolation from one another. This book takes a different approach, as it links all of these issues to the dynamics of the Anthropocene. Penned by African scholars on the continent and in the diaspora, it examines the different challenges not as separate entities but as outcomes of the Anthropocene Age. In this geological epoch, humans have become a global forceunfortunately, not necessarily for good. The interaction between humans and the climate, the effects of waste, the impact of pollution on marine and terrestrial ecosystems, the loss of biodiversity, and the change in the chemical composition of the soil, oceans and atmosphere are key identifiers of the age of the Anthropocene. This has fueled conflict and instability from the vast swathes of the Sahel to Somalia. Responding to these issues of insecurity without understanding their inter-connectedness and how this relates to the environment can only result in failure. From this perspective, the current structures in place are inadequate for the task of confronting insecurity at the state and continental levels, as represented by the African Union. What is needed is a radical reevaluation of Africas security architecture and approach to security. This necessitates pooling sovereignty on a continental and global level. It necessitates less state-centric responses that include civil society and the business community as equal partners of states in order to collectively confront insecurity in the age of the Anthropocene. The authors are academics, policy makers and military veterans who have worked in building capacity on the African continent The book is comprehensive in scope, strong on theory, pragmatic in policy and reflects experience from the field. The authors approach makes the book easy, interesting and intriguing.
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Solomon, Hussein, editor.
Cocodia, Jude, editor.
Cocodia, Jude, editor.
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Anthropocene (Cham, Switzerland) ; v. 36.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Contending Conceptions of African Security
Homer-Dixons Environmental Scarcity Theory and Potential for Conflict in the Nile River Basin (NRB)
Climate-Security and the Anthropocene: The Case of Mali
The State, African Security and the African Union in the Anthropocene Age 49-64
Resource-Based Conflicts in Africa
Democratization vs Authoritarianism including coups in Africa
Identity and Security
The Role of Foreign Actors in African Security
Insecurity and Regional Actors Role in Securing African Security:An Analysis of the Role of ECOWAS, SADC and IGAD
The Future of African Security: Final Thoughts. .
Contending Conceptions of African Security
Homer-Dixons Environmental Scarcity Theory and Potential for Conflict in the Nile River Basin (NRB)
Climate-Security and the Anthropocene: The Case of Mali
The State, African Security and the African Union in the Anthropocene Age 49-64
Resource-Based Conflicts in Africa
Democratization vs Authoritarianism including coups in Africa
Identity and Security
The Role of Foreign Actors in African Security
Insecurity and Regional Actors Role in Securing African Security:An Analysis of the Role of ECOWAS, SADC and IGAD
The Future of African Security: Final Thoughts. .