PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE

dc.creator	Theo Neethling
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:13Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:13Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/38-2-91
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/5dcf3ff4534243fd8053ce6c11ad3722
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8821
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/5dcf3ff4534243fd8053ce6c11ad3722
dc.description	The study of politics, or political science, focuses on both the abstract theories and<br />practical operation of government and politics. The phenomenon of piracy on the<br />east and west coasts of Africa brings an important scholarly issue to the fore, namely<br />the significant roles of non-state actors in national, regional and global issues and<br />politics. The phenomenon of maritime piracy along Africa’s coastal areas is indeed<br />of great strategic and political-economic interest − specifically since globalisation<br />and maritime trade show a close interface. This article examines the similarities and<br />differences relating to the phenomenon of piracy on the east and west coasts of<br />Africa from a Political Science perspective by assessing, interpreting and appraising<br />the phenomenon, and ascribing meaning to recent events and developments. It also<br />explains the current insecurity off the west and east African coasts and closes with a<br />brief comparison between the two regions under review. It concludes with the point<br />that most security challenges confronting Africa have their origin in the lack or<br />failure of governance as states are the primary actors and agents of good order at<br />sea. Thus the required good order at sea should be viewed as a function of how<br />states, such as Somalia and Nigeria, exercise their jurisdiction at sea to secure busy<br />sea lanes and also to protect the safe harvesting and extraction of resources.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/91
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 38, Iss 2 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.type	Article