Communities of Security Practice at Work?: The Emerging African Maritime Security Regime

Christian Bueger

doi:10.1080/19392206.2013.853579

Communities of Security Practice at Work? The Emerging African Maritime Security Regime

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Abstract

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.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	African Security
Vol/bind	6
Udgave nummer	3-4
Sider (fra-til)	297-316
Antal sider	19
ISSN	1939-2206
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/19392206.2013.853579
Status	Udgivet - 1 jul. 2013
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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