Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security Challenges

Within the context of regional integration, comparative regionalism, organizational change, and regional security literatures, this book investigates three cases wherein regional economic organizations were confronted with conventional security threats: the 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Vietnam Standoff, the 1990 Economic Community of West Africa-Liberian Civil War Challenge, and the 1990-91 European Communities-Balkans Crisis. While the literature suggests multiple possible explanations for regional economic organizations' response to these security challenges, including systemic and power-related factors, organizational factors and functional needs, and cognitive and social factors, the author argues that the decision to transform a regional economic organization into a conventional security actor is most influenced by decision makers' perceptions of threat and functional necessity.

Sommario

1. Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security Challenges.- 2. Theorizing Organizational Change.- 3. The 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Vietnam Standoff.- 4. The 1990 Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)-Liberian Civil War Challenge.- 5. The 1990-91 European Communities (EC)-Balkans Crisis.- 6. Explaining REOs' response to Conventional Security Challenges.

Info autore

M. Leann Brown is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, USA.

Riassunto

Explains why regional economic organizations take on conventional security tasks and the rising implications this has for the wider global security architecture
Compares three case studies in Asia, Africa, and Europe, putting emphasis on systemic, organisational and ideational variables, in order to analyze the tipping points and main factors that have determined the switch from economic to security actors.
Contributes to the literature on military interventions and regional institutional security design and development.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M Leann Brown, M. Leann Brown
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319705323
• ISBN: 978-3-31-970532-3
• Pagine: 107
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 217 mm x 12 mm
• Peso: 264 g
• Illustrazioni: IX, 107 p.
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; C, Internationale Institutionen, Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie, International Relations, Regional Development, Political Science and International Studies, Economic development, Political Economy, Regionalism, International Relations Theory, International institutions, International Organization, International Political Economy, Development Studies, International Security Studies, Security, International