This book examines the role of regional organizations in Africa's security from a theoretical and practical perspective.

It was published as a special issue of African Security.

1. Problematizing Regional Organizations in African Security Fredrik Söderbaum and Rodrigo Tavares 2. The African Union's New Peace and Security Architecture: Toward an Evolving Security Regime? Ulf Engel and João Gomes Porto 3. The African Union's Peace Operations: A Comparative Analysis Paul D. Williams 4. Economic Community of West African States on the Ground: Comparing Peacekeeping in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, and Côte D'Ivoire Cyril I. Obi 5. Inter-governmental Authority on Development on the Ground: Comparing Interventions in Sudan and Somalia Tim Murithi 6. Regional Conflict Management in Central Africa: From FOMUC to MICOPAX Angela Meyer 7. Southern African Development Community as Regional Peacekeeper: Myth or Reality? Maxi Schoeman and Marie Muller 8. Regional Organizations in African Security: A Practitioner's View João Gomes Cravinho 9. Regional Organizations and African Security: Moving the Debate Forward James J. Hentz, Fredrik Söderbaum and Rodrigo Tavares

Fredrik Söderbaum is Associate Professor University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Senior Associate Research Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-CRIS).

Rodrigo Tavares is Associate Research Fellow, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Belgium.