Cover: African Security in the Anthropocene
Hussein Solomon
African Security in the Anthropocene
ISBN: 978-3-031-25150-4
188 Seiten | € 90.94
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Erscheinungsdatum:
19.03.2023
Politik
Hussein Solomon

African Security in the Anthropocene


Much has been written on security in Africa—its democratic deficit, poor civil-military relations, and myriad conflicts—but 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 force—unfortunately, 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 Africa’s 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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Veröffentlichung:19.03.2023
Höhe/Breite/GewichtH 23,5 cm / B 15,5 cm / -
Seiten188
Art des MediumsBuch [Taschenbuch]
Preis DEEUR 90.94
Preis ATEUR 93.49
ReiheThe Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science 36
ISBN-13978-3-031-25150-4
ISBN-103031251504
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Über den Autor

Hussein Solomon is Senior Professor and Academic Head of Department in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He is Deputy Chair of the Pugwash Conferences on Science in World Affairs (South African Chapter). His research interests include conflict and conflict resolution in Africa, South African Foreign Policy, international relations theory, religious fundamentalism and population movements within the developing world. His most recent books include Arab MENA Countries: Vulnerabilities and Constraints Against Democracy on the Eve of the Global COVID-19 Crisis (with Arno Tausch, Springer 2021), Exporting Global Jihad (with Tom Smith, IB Tauris/Bloomsbury 2020), Islamism, Crisis and Democratization: Implications of the World Values Survey for the Muslim World (with Arno Tausch, Springer, 2020).

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