African Borders, Conflict, Regional and Continental Integration

• Author(s): Inocent Moyo, Christopher Changwe Nshimbi,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 234
• ISBN_10: 042961487X
  ISBN_13: 9780429614873
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Social Science / Regional Studies , Social Science / Human Geography , Political Science / Comparative Politics , Technology & Engineering / Military Science , Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Political Science / Peace , Political Science / Terrorism , Political Science / Political Freedom ,

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This book looks at the ways African borders impact war and conflict, as well as the ways continental integration could contribute towards cooperation, peace and well-being in Africa.

African borders or borderlands can be a source of problems and opportunity. There is often a historical, geospatial and geopolitical architecture rooted in trajectories of war, conflict and instability, which could be transformed into those of peace, regional and continental integration and development. An example is the cross-border and regional response to the Boko Haram insurgency in West Africa. This book engages with cross-border forms of cooperation and opportunity in Africa. It considers initiatives and innovations which can be put in place or are already being employed on the ground, within the current regional and continental integration projects. Another important element is that of cross-border informality, which similarly provides a ready resource that, if properly harnessed and regulated, could unleash the development potential of African borders and borderlands.

Students and scholars within Geography, International Relations and Border Studies will find this book useful. It will also benefit civil society practitioners, policymakers and activists in the NGO sector interested in issues such as migration, social cohesion, citizenship and local development.