Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security Challenges
Published on 6. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 107 pages
978-3-319-88955-9 (ISBN)
Description
Within the context of regional integration, comparative regionalism, organizational change, and regional security literatures, this book investigates three cases wherein regional economic organizations were confronted with conventional security threats: the 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Vietnam Standoff, the 1990 Economic Community of West Africa-Liberian Civil War Challenge, and the 1990-91 European Communities-Balkans Crisis. While the literature suggests multiple possible explanations for regional economic organizations' response to these security challenges, including systemic and power-related factors, organizational factors and functional needs, and cognitive and social factors, the author argues that the decision to transform a regional economic organization into a conventional security actor is most influenced by decision makers' perceptions of threat and functional necessity.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
IX, 107 p.
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-88955-9 (9783319889559)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-70533-0
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Book
01/2018
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Person
M. Leann Brown is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, USA.
Content
1. Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security Challenges
The puzzleA word about comparative case studiesSummaries of the casesThe thesis
2. Theorizing Organizational Change
Systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion
3. The 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Vietnam Standoff
ASEAN's formative years and security efforts before the crisis
Potential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandings Conclusion: ASEAN's diplomatic response to the Vietnamese threat
4. The 1990 Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)-Liberian Civil War Challenge
ECOWAS' founding and progress before the crisisPotential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion: The ECOWAS military intervention in the Liberian Civil War
5. The 1990-91 European Communities (EC)-Balkans Crisis
EC security efforts before the crisis
Potential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion: The EC's diplomatic and economic response to the Balkans Crisis
6. Explaining and Understanding REOs' Response to Conventional Security Challenges
The puzzleA word about comparative case studiesSummaries of the casesThe thesis
2. Theorizing Organizational Change
Systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion
3. The 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Vietnam Standoff
ASEAN's formative years and security efforts before the crisis
Potential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandings Conclusion: ASEAN's diplomatic response to the Vietnamese threat
4. The 1990 Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)-Liberian Civil War Challenge
ECOWAS' founding and progress before the crisisPotential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion: The ECOWAS military intervention in the Liberian Civil War
5. The 1990-91 European Communities (EC)-Balkans Crisis
EC security efforts before the crisis
Potential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion: The EC's diplomatic and economic response to the Balkans Crisis
6. Explaining and Understanding REOs' Response to Conventional Security Challenges