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This book outlines challenges to the effective operation of regional economic communities (RECs) with regards to peacebuilding in Africa. Critically examining these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus on comparative analysis of the status, role, and performances of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), it examines particular constraints to their effective participation in regional initiatives. Focussing on inadequate technical capabilities, the complicity of state and non-state actors in conflicts within a region, the domestic politics of member states, it additionally addresses related theories and practices of peacekeeping, security, development, and the peacebuilding nexus. It also engages provisioning, regionalism, and regional peacekeeping interventions, the legal and institutional framework of RECs, and civil society and peacebuilding. Fundamentally, the book asks how effective the alliances and partnerships are in promoting regional peace and security and how much they are compromised by the intervention of external powers and actors, exploring new ideas and actions that may strengthen capacities to address the peacebuilding challenges on the continent effectively. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of African politics and studies, peace and security studies, regionalism studies, policy practitioners in the field of African peacebuilding, and more broadly to international relations. The Open Access version of this book, available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003093695, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Peace building --- Economic Community of West African States --- Intergovernmental Authority on Development. --- Political activity. --- C.E.D.E.A.O. --- CEDEAO --- Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest --- Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África do Oeste --- Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental --- E.C.O.W.A.S. --- ECOWAS --- IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) --- Inter-governmental Authority on Development --- Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement --- Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development --- Politics and government --- Warfare and defence --- Peace studies and conflict resolution --- Political participation. --- Economic community of west african states --- Intergovenmental authority on development --- International economic integration. --- Peace. --- Peace-building. --- Book industry communication

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Taking the empirical case of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), this volume locates the peacekeeping operations of ECOWAS within an expanded post-Cold War conceptualization of humanitarian intervention. It examines the organization's capacity to protect civilians at risk in civil conflicts and to facilitate the processes of peacemaking and post-war peace-building.

HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION--AFRICA, WEST --- CONFLICT MANAGEMENT--AFRICA, WEST --- ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES --- ECOMOG --- PEACEKEEPING FORCES, AFRICAN--AFRICA, WEST --- Conflict management --- National security --- Peace-building --- Humanitarian intervention --- Regionalism --- National security policy --- NSP (National security policy) --- Security policy, National --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Military policy --- Conflict control --- Conflict resolution --- Dispute settlement --- Management of conflict --- Managing conflict --- Management --- Negotiation --- Problem solving --- Social conflict --- Crisis management --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- Intervention (International law) --- Building peace --- Peacebuilding --- Peace --- Peacekeeping forces --- International cooperation. --- Government policy --- Economic Community of West African States. --- C.E.D.E.A.O. --- CEDEAO --- Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest --- Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África do Oeste --- Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental --- E.C.O.W.A.S. --- ECOWAS

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This chapter evaluates whether a monetary union makes economic sense and discusses the institutional requirements for a successful Monetary Union in West Africa (ECOWAS). The chapter considers how best the political momentum for a union can be channeled toward a fundamental improvement in underlying policies. The paper also reviews the economic situation of the ECOWAS members, with the objective of evaluating the ease with which they can proceed to a common currency. Regional integration resulting in greater trade among ECOWAS countries may help increase efficiency of production. Trade among developing countries, in general, is likely to have fewer efficiency benefits than trade with developed countries, however, because the possibilities of exploiting complementarities are less. The foregoing considerations suggest that the momentum in favor of monetary union should be channelled into the crucial first phase of enhanced mutual surveillance and emphasis on each country improving its macroeconomic and structural policies. Success in this endeavor would in and of itself help to increase exchange rate stability.

International finance --- International Monetary Fund --- West Africa --- Monetary unions --- Economic Community of West African States --- Africa, West --- Economic integration --- Afrika --- monetair beleid --- 339.92 <6> --- -afrique --- pays en voie de developpement --- union monetaire --- 333.431 --- AFR / Africa - Afrika - Afrique --- 330.05 --- 332.4966 --- Common currencies --- Currency areas --- Currency unions --- Optimum currency areas --- Currency question --- Money --- Economische samenwerking en integratie. Tolunie--Afrika --- afrika --- ontwikkelingslanden --- monetaire unie --- Monetaire Unies. --- C.E.D.E.A.O. --- CEDEAO --- Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest --- Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África do Oeste --- Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental --- E.C.O.W.A.S. --- ECOWAS --- Africa, Western --- Western Africa --- Economic integration. --- Working papers --- Economic Community of West African States. --- 339.92 <6> Economische samenwerking en integratie. Tolunie--Afrika --- afrique --- Monetaire Unies --- Monetary unions - Africa, West --- Africa, West - Economic integration --- Banks and Banking --- Exports and Imports --- Foreign Exchange --- Money and Monetary Policy --- Industries: Manufacturing --- Agribusiness --- Financial Aspects of Economic Integration --- Monetary Systems --- Standards --- Regimes --- Government and the Monetary System --- Payment Systems --- Empirical Studies of Trade --- Banks --- Depository Institutions --- Micro Finance Institutions --- Mortgages --- Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General --- International economics --- Currency --- Foreign exchange --- Monetary economics --- Banking --- Manufacturing industries --- Agricultural economics --- Currencies --- Exchange rates --- Terms of trade --- Real effective exchange rates --- International trade --- Economic policy --- nternational cooperation --- Banks and banking --- Nigeria