@article{ref1,
title="Beyond the notion of security community: What role for the African regional organizations in peace and security?",
journal="Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs",
year="2005",
author="Laakso, Liisa",
volume="94",
number="381",
pages="489-502",
abstract="African regional organizations' increasing activity in security policy is usually approached through the concept of ‘security community’, which can only partially clarify their difficult situation. A multi-level governance model is suggested as a more useful approach in a situation where economic cooperation is weak, member states' principles of governance diverge, and they themselves might be part of security problems. A security community is not a necessary condition for a regional organization to play a role in the field of security. Through new intra-regional and cross-level relationships with the international community and civil society, regional organizations can become important security actors in Africa.<p />",
language="",
issn="0035-8533",
doi="10.1080/00358530500243567",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358530500243567"
}