Understanding African Agency in Peace and Security: Tanzania’s Implementation of “Non-Indifference” in Somalia

Against the backdrop of the plurality of agents and contexts, Africa’s peace and security norms have remained contested and open to interpretation in political practice. This article argues that African agents manifest their agencies precisely through their distinct interpretation and implementation...

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Autor principal:	Stephanie Jaensch
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	History of Africa DT1-3415 International relations JZ2-6530 Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:76944bb4d97145c3910e993b26ac0fdb2021-11-12T22:33:46ZUnderstanding African Agency in Peace and Security: Tanzania’s Implementation of “Non-Indifference” in Somalia0002-03971868-686910.1177/0002039721993482https://doaj.org/article/76944bb4d97145c3910e993b26ac0fdb2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0002039721993482https://doaj.org/toc/0002-0397https://doaj.org/toc/1868-6869Against the backdrop of the plurality of agents and contexts, Africa’s peace and security norms have remained contested and open to interpretation in political practice. This article argues that African agents manifest their agencies precisely through their distinct interpretation and implementation of security norms. Based on Tanzania’s rejection to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in 2007, this article zooms into the underlying domestic complexities by focusing in particular on the crucial influence of national identities for the ongoing construction of normative meaning in Africa’s peace and security landscape.Stephanie JaenschSAGE PublishingarticleHistory of AfricaDT1-3415International relationsJZ2-6530Social SciencesHENAfrica Spectrum, Vol 56 (2021)
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description	Against the backdrop of the plurality of agents and contexts, Africa’s peace and security norms have remained contested and open to interpretation in political practice. This article argues that African agents manifest their agencies precisely through their distinct interpretation and implementation of security norms. Based on Tanzania’s rejection to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in 2007, this article zooms into the underlying domestic complexities by focusing in particular on the crucial influence of national identities for the ongoing construction of normative meaning in Africa’s peace and security landscape.
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title	Understanding African Agency in Peace and Security: Tanzania’s Implementation of “Non-Indifference” in Somalia
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Understanding African Agency in Peace and Security: Tanzania’s Implementation of “Non-Indifference” in Somalia

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