Justifying interventions in Africa: (de)stabilizing sovereignty in Liberia, Burundi and the Congo

Analysing the UN interventions in Liberia, Burundi and the Congo, Wilén posesthe question of how one can stabilize a state through external intervention without destabilizing sovereignty. She critically examines the justifications for international and regional interventions through a social constructivist framework. NINA WILÉN isPostdoctoral Researcher in the World Politics Department at the Belgian Royal Military Academy. She is also a scientific collaborator at REPI, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, where she previously worked as a researcher in the Department of Political Science. INDICE: The Study of Sovereignty, Intervention and Peace Operations in International Relations - Analysing a Moving Target: Sovereignty, a Complex Concept - Intervention, Justifications and Interpretations: The Case of ECOWAS in Liberia - Sanctions, Justifications and Reactions: The Case of the Regional Initiative in Burundi - Intervention, Justifications and Interpretations: The Case of SADC in Congo - Capacity-Building and Local Ownership: Indicators of Sovereignty? - (De)Stabilization - So What?: An Analysis of the Political Consequences of the Interventions on a Regional and International Level - Concluding Remarks

• ISBN: 978-0-230-31398-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés