PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
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 significa...
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2011-08-01
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dcf3ff4534243fd8053ce6c11ad37222022-12-21T18:20:39ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202011-08-0138210.5787/38-2-91PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVETheo NeethlingThe 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.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/91 |
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| title | PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| title_full | PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| title_fullStr | PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| title_full_unstemmed | PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| title_short | PIRACY AROUND AFRICA’S WEST AND EAST COASTS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| title_sort | piracy around africa s west and east coasts a comparative political perspective |
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