Includes bibliographical references and index.

African solutions for African problems and shared R2P / Hany Besada, Ariane Goetz, and Karolina Werner -- Trhough the lens of European integration theory : African peace and security architecture of the African Union / Jakkie Cilliers -- From the multilateralism of states to the multilateralism of peoples : the roles of the African Union and the United Nations in supporting security sector reform / Adedeji Ebo and Kristiana Powell -- The European Union (EU) and the emerging African peace and security architecture / Stefan G�anzle and Sven Grimm -- R2P and the IGAD sub-region : IGAD's contribution to Africa's emerging R2P-oriented security culture / John Siebert -- Complementary approaches to peacekeeping? : the African Union and United Nations in Burundi / Devon Curtis and Gilbert Nibigirwe -- Partnerships for peacebuilding in Burundi : some lessons learned / Youssef Mahmoud -- The DDRR and SSR process in Liberia : prosepects and challenges / Thomas Jaye and John Mark Pokoo -- The Darfur conflict and the responsibility to protect : towards a sustainable p[eace / Ayesha Kajee -- Steady but uneven progress : the operationalization of the African Standby Force / Benedikt Franke -- A "public" duty? : building citizen focused accountability and oversight mechanisms in global peace and security governance / Michael Hammer.

The scope and nature of humanilarian emergencies generaled by civil conflicts and wars in Africa exceed the continental capacity to adequately and effectively respond to them. With the founding of the African Union and the drafting of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, the basis for collective action against genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, it is a critical time to reflect how best to address issues of regional peace and conflict. New regional conflicts around health, water, land and food security in the world's pooresl and most socially fragmented continent strengthen the need for this volume to assess African regional security arrangements, and provide new policy recommendations. -- back cover.