International security and peacebuilding : Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
Contributor(s): Bah, Abu Bakarr.
Publisher: New Delhi KW Publishers 2017Description: 204p.ISBN: 9789386288547.Subject(s): International security -- Abu bakarr bah | Global liberal governance -- Africa | Bacah bazi -- Afghanistan | Invoirian conflict -- Amy Niang | Neoliberal -- Iraqi societyDDC classification: 363.28 Summary: The end of the Cold War was to usher in an era of peace based on flourishing democracies and free-market economies worldwide. Instead, new wars, including the war on terrorism, have threatened international, regional, and individual security and sparked a major refugee crisis. This volume of essays on international humanitarian interventions focuses on what interests are promoted through these interventions and how efforts to build liberal democracies are carried out in failing states. Focusing on Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, an international group of contributors shows that best practices of protection and international state-building have not been applied uniformly. Together the essays provide a theoretical and empirical critique of global liberal governance and, as they note challenges to regional and international cooperation, they reveal that global liberal governance may threaten fragile governments and endanger human security at all levels.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The end of the Cold War was to usher in an era of peace based on flourishing democracies and free-market economies worldwide. Instead, new wars, including the war on terrorism, have threatened international, regional, and individual security and sparked a major refugee crisis. This volume of essays on international humanitarian interventions focuses on what interests are promoted through these interventions and how efforts to build liberal democracies are carried out in failing states. Focusing on Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, an international group of contributors shows that best practices of protection and international state-building have not been applied uniformly. Together the essays provide a theoretical and empirical critique of global liberal governance and, as they note challenges to regional and international cooperation, they reveal that global liberal governance may threaten fragile governments and endanger human security at all levels.
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