Small arms

Illicit Flows and African Security

Medarbetare:	Eriksson, Mikael | Lindberg, Emy | Utas, Mats
Utgivare:	Uppsala, Sweden
År:	2014
Ämnesord:	Organized crime, Drug traffic, Weapons, Small arms, Arms transfers, natural resources, Capital movements, Human trafficking, international trade, International relations, Regional security, Peacekeeping, Capacity building, Conference reports, Africa

The Challenge of Sub-Regional Security in West Africa : The case of the 2006 ECOWAS convention on small arms and light weapons

Upphovsperson:	Darkwa, Linda
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Conflict, Displacement and Transformation | Uppsala
År:	2011
Ämnesord:	West Africa, Weapons, Small arms, Armament, Disarmament, Arms transfers, Cross-border trade, Informal sector, Organized crime, Regional security, Regional cooperation, Post-conflict reconstruction, Political science, Statsvetenskap

This Discussion Paper provides insights into the challenges posed by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in West Africa, paying particular attention to the ECOWAS convention on small arms and light weapons as a collective sub-regional response to a potent threat to peace, security and development. It connects global and regional discourses on illicit arms control and provides a balanced, empirical xamination of the performance of the convention. It is a useful contribution to debates on arms-proliferation control in Africa and provides well-informed recommendations of interest to scholars, peace activists, policy practitioners and strategists working on peace and security in Africa.