Précis of Security cooperation in Africa: a reappraisal

The end of the immediate post-Cold War era and the dissatisfaction with prevailing approaches to international relations have opened new spaces for theorising about world politics. This article summarises the arguments for a substantial reappraisal of security cooperation in Africa, as advanced in the author's recently published book Security cooperation in Africa: a reappraisal, and outlines the case for a constructivist approach to inter-state cooperation on the continent.