Communities of Security Practice at Work? The Emerging African Maritime Security Regime
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Communities of Security Practice at Work? The Emerging African Maritime Security Regime. / Bueger, Christian.
In: African Security, Vol. 6, No. 3-4, 01.07.2013, p. 297-316.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Communities of Security Practice at Work?
T2 - The Emerging African Maritime Security Regime
AU - Bueger, Christian
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - Maritime security has been a long-neglected issue on the African security agenda. This situation is changing incrementally, not the least because of the attention to the problem of piracy in the continent's waters. The “piracy momentum” has led to a significant intensification of maritime security cooperation. This article analyzes current processes, strategies, and institutional responses to maritime security challenges. Drawing on a practice-theoretical constructivist reading of regime convergence, this article investigates how continental actors interact, develop a common repertoire, and engage in joint enterprises to address maritime security challenges. It argues that several nascent transnational collectives are developing that can be interpreted as providing the nucleus of maritime security communities.
AB - Maritime security has been a long-neglected issue on the African security agenda. This situation is changing incrementally, not the least because of the attention to the problem of piracy in the continent's waters. The “piracy momentum” has led to a significant intensification of maritime security cooperation. This article analyzes current processes, strategies, and institutional responses to maritime security challenges. Drawing on a practice-theoretical constructivist reading of regime convergence, this article investigates how continental actors interact, develop a common repertoire, and engage in joint enterprises to address maritime security challenges. It argues that several nascent transnational collectives are developing that can be interpreted as providing the nucleus of maritime security communities.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - maritime security
KW - security communities
KW - communities of practice
KW - securitization
KW - African politics
U2 - 10.1080/19392206.2013.853579
DO - 10.1080/19392206.2013.853579
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 297
EP - 316
JO - African Security
JF - African Security
SN - 1939-2206
IS - 3-4
ER -
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