
Why Europe Intervenes In Africa Analyses The Underlying Causes Of All European Decisions For And Against Military Interventions In Conflicts In African States Since The Late 1980s. It Focuses On The Main European Actors Who Have Deployed Troops In Africa: France, The United Kingdom And The European Union. When Conflict Occurs In Africa, The Response Of European Actors Is Generally Inaction. This Can Be Explained In Several Ways: The Absence Of Strategic And Economic Interests, The Unwillingness Of European Leaders To Become Involved In Conflicts In Former Colonies Of Other European States, And Sometimes The Eurocentric Assumption That Conflict In Africa Is A Normal Event Which Does Not Require Intervention. When European Actors Do Decide To Intervene, It Is Primarily For Motives Of Security And Prestige, And Not Primarily For Economic Or Humanitarian Reasons. The Weight Of Past Relations With Africa Can Also Be A Driver For European Military Intervention, But The Impact Of That Past Is Changing. This Book Offers A Theory Of European Intervention Based Mainly On Realist And Post-colonial Approaches. It Refutes The Assumptions Of Liberals And Constructivists Who Posit That States And Organisations Intervene Primarily In Order To Respect The Principle Of The 'responsibility To Protect'.
This book investigates the underlying motivations behind European decisions to deploy military force or remain inactive in African conflicts since the late 1980s. Catherine Gegout, a scholar specializing in international relations, utilizes a realist and post-colonial framework to analyze the strategic, economic, and political drivers of intervention. The author argues that security and prestige, rather than humanitarian concerns or economic gain, serve as the primary catalysts for European military engagement in the region.
What You Will Find
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Scholars and political analysts frequently cite this work for its rigorous challenge to liberal and constructivist interpretations of international intervention. The text is noted for its academic density and its clear, evidence-based refutation of the 'responsibility to protect' as a primary driver for European foreign policy.
Page Count:
400
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190911476
ISBN-13:
9780190911478
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