Overview
Offers an essential addition to the current academic and political discourse on maritime security
Highlights the economic potential of the maritime environment, underlining strategies adopted by the African Union and regional economic communities throughout Africa
Analyzes the results of different actors’ involvement in the provision of maritime security in East and West Africa
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- African security
- East Africa
- West Africa
- maritime security
- blue economy
- sub-Saharan Africa economy
- economics at sea
- maritime environment
- African Union
- regional economics
- seaborne trade
- African trade
- African economics
- political economy
- Senegal
- Angola
- Lagos
- maritime production
- maritime economics
- African security
About this book
This book examines the nexus between maritime security and the ‘blue economy’ in sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, maritime security issues have received increasing attention, but academic and policy-related discussions are largely limited to counter-piracy operations and, to a smaller extent, problems related to illegal fishing. This project offers an essential addition to the current academic and political discourse, combining a broad range of statistics with primary research and findings from more than 40 interviews with key stakeholders. It provides a unique analysis, recognizing that maritime security is not an end in itself but rather linked to economic and immaterial benefits of a more secure environment at sea.
Reviews
“The author skillfully presents a detailed, balanced and coherent account of contemporary maritime security, regional cooperation and the blue economy in two distinct regions of Africa with wider relevance for policy makers and practitioners alike.” (Robert McCabe, Assistant Professor, Coventry University, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dirk Siebels is Senior Analyst at Risk Intelligence, Denmark.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Maritime Security in East and West Africa
Book Subtitle: A Tale of Two Regions
Authors: Dirk Siebels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22688-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22687-9Published: 16 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22688-6Published: 02 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 144
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Security Studies, African Politics, Maritime Economics, Regional Development, African Economics