African Peace - by Kathryn Nash (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>There was a profound shift in peace and security norms from the African Union (AU) to the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Prevailing explanations of this change focus on the post-Cold War period; whereas this book traces the emergence of norms from the OAU through to the AU arguing that they emerged from within Africa.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>African regional organizations have played leading roles in constructing collective conflict management rules for the continent. Currently, the African Union (AU) authorizes peace support operations and actively engages to resolve internal conflicts. Just a few decades ago these actions would have been deeply controversial under the Organization of African Unity (OAU). What changed to allow for this transformation in the way the African regional organization approaches peace and security? The book examines why the OAU chose norms that prioritized state security in 1963 leading to a policy of non-interference even in the face of destabilizing violence and why the AU chose very different norms leading to a disparate conflict management policy of non-indifference in the early 2000s. It argues that new peace and security norms emerged largely from within the African region and international influence was not a determinant factor.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>African regional organizations have played leading roles in constructing collective conflict management rules for the continent, but these rules or norms have not been static. Currently, the African Union (AU) deploys monitors, authorizes peace support operations, and actively engages to resolve internal conflicts. Just a few decades ago, these actions would have been deeply controversial under the Organization of African Unity (OAU). What changed to allow for this transformation in the way the African regional organization approaches peace and security? <i>African peace</i> examines why the OAU chose norms in 1963 that prioritized state security and led to a policy of strict non-interference - even in the face of destabilizing violence - and why the AU chose very different norms leading to a disparate conflict management policy in the early 2000s. Even if the AU's capacity to respond to conflict is still developing, this new policy has made the region more willing and capable of responding to violence. Nash argues that norm creation largely happened within the African context, and international pressure was not a determinant factor in their evolution. The role of regions in the international order, particularly the African region, has been under-theorized and under-acknowledged, and this book adds to an emerging literature that explores the role of regional organizations in the Global South in creating and promoting norms based on their own experiences and for their own purposes.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kathryn Nash works for the Political Settlements Research Programme in the University of Edinburgh Law School
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