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African Security in the Anthropocene (Paperback, 1st ed. 2023)
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African Security in the Anthropocene (Paperback, 1st ed. 2023)
Series: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, 36
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Much has been written on security in Africa—its democratic
deficit, poor civil-military relations, and myriad conflicts—but
these are often treated in isolation from one another. This book
takes a different approach, as it links all of these issues to the
dynamics of the Anthropocene. Penned by African scholars on the
continent and in the diaspora, it examines the different challenges
not as separate entities but as outcomes of the Anthropocene Age.
In this geological epoch, humans have become a global
force—unfortunately, not necessarily for good. The interaction
between humans and the climate, the effects of waste, the impact of
pollution on marine and terrestrial ecosystems, the loss of
biodiversity, and the change in the chemical composition of the
soil, oceans and atmosphere are key identifiers of the age of the
Anthropocene. This has fueled conflict and instability from the
vast swathes of the Sahel to Somalia. Responding to these issues of
insecurity without understanding their inter-connectedness and how
this relates to the environment can only result in failure. From
this perspective, the current structures in place are inadequate
for the task of confronting insecurity at the state and continental
levels, as represented by the African Union. What is needed is a
radical reevaluation of Africa’s security architecture and
approach to security. This necessitates pooling sovereignty on a
continental and global level. It necessitates less state-centric
responses that include civil society and the business community as
equal partners of states in order to collectively confront
insecurity in the age of the Anthropocene. • The authors
are academics, policy makers and military veterans who have
worked in building capacity on the African continent• The book is
comprehensive in scope, strong on theory, pragmatic in policy and
reflects experience from the field.• The authors approach makes
the book easy, interesting and intriguing.
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