TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Beyond the notion of security community: What role for the African regional organizations in peace and security?
JO  - Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs
A1  - Laakso, Liisa
SP  - 489
EP  - 502
VL  - 94
IS  - 381
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0035-8533
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358530500243567
ID  - ref1
ER  -