Wil�en, Nina.

Justifying interventions in Africa : (de)stabilizing sovereignty in Liberia, Burundi and the Congo / Nina Wil�en. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - xi, 225 p. : maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-218) and index.

The study of sovereignty, intervention and peace operations in international relations -- Analysing a moving target: sovereignty, a complex concept -- Intervention, justifications and interpretations: the case of ECOWAS in Liberia -- Sanctions, justifications and reaction: the case of the regional initiative in Burundi -- Intervention, justifications and interpretations: the case of SADC in Congo -- Capacity-building and local ownership: indicators of sovereignty? -- (De)Stabilization - so what?: an analyis of the political consequences of the interventions on a regional and international level -- Concluding remarks.

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Sovereignty -- Case studies.
Intervention (International law) -- Case studies.
International relations.


Liberia -- Foreign relations.

JZ 4034 WIL 2012