Civilian protection in Africa: How the protection of civilians is being militarized by African policymakers and diplomats
2017 (Engelska)Ingår i: Contemporary Security Policy, ISSN 1352-3260, E-ISSN 1743-8764, Vol. 38, nr 1, s. 161-173Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
This article explores how the protection of civilians is being militarized by African policymakers and diplomats. I draw on practice approaches to analyze what social groups are doing when they claim to “protect civilians.” I show how innovative protection mechanisms can be seen as a function of officials and diplomats coping with the changing circumstances of increasingly militarized politics in Africa. Specifically, accountability mechanisms for unintended and intended civilian harm by African security operations have originated in connection with this development. I argue that these are results of anchoring practices, which means that everyday informal interactions in one context become linked to another context. I argue that these emerging accountability mechanisms represent a new combination of practices, with the potential of changing the routine activities and mutual learning between policymakers and diplomats.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2017. Vol. 38, nr 1, s. 161-173
Nyckelord [en]
Protection of civilians, African security, practice approaches, militarization
Nationell ämneskategori
Tvärvetenskapliga studier
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2230DOI: 10.1080/13523260.2017.1291564OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-2230DiVA, id: diva2:14067
Projekt
AU Waging Peace
Anmärkning
Vetenskapsrådet Uforsk project
2019-11-012019-11-01