Strategic Overview of European Space and Security Governance

The relationship between Fulani herdsmen and farmers has in recent years become hot-tempered motivated by competitive control of land resources, particularly in central and north-east Nigeria. In Taraba State, the ongoing nomadic migration pattern from the Sahel in quest of pastures has led to violent confrontation between Fulani herdsmen and farming indigenous natives. Using a descriptive approach consisting of documented evidence, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, the analysis revealed that conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and indigenous native farmers have culminated in population displacement and destruction of life and property in numerous rural enclaves in Taraba State. Despite the consequences of the conflicts, the Taraba State government was unable to act proactively because of the centralization of command over Nigerian security agencies. Accordingly, the study suggests decentralization of security agencies in Nigeria, especially the police, as the way forward for effective security governance in Nigeria.

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Conceptual visions of regional and global security

Herald of Ternopil National Economic University ◽

10.35774/visnyk2020.02.148 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 148-161

Author(s):

Ihor Lishchynskyy ◽

Mariia Lyzun

Keyword(s):

Global Governance ◽

Security Management ◽

Visual Presentation ◽

Regional Security ◽

Visual Methods ◽

Global Security ◽

Global Issues ◽

Security Governance ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

The World

Introduction. Under the influence of globalization and regionalization; the world economic development is becoming more dynamic but contradictory at the same time; creating new challenges and threats for both individual countries and entire regions. This exacerbates the urgency of forming flexible systems of security cooperation and finding solutions to regional and global security problems. Purpose. The purpose of the paper is to systematize research on regional and global security governance and a review of the balance of geopolitical forces in Europe. Methods. The research was carried out using the following methods: analysis and synthesis – to characterize the modern mainstream of theoretical intelligence in the field of regional security; comparative analysis – to compare the structures of regional security management in different parts of the world; deductions and inductions – to form a conceptual model of global governance; tabular and visual methods – for visual presentation of the material. Results. The paper considers theoretical approaches to the interpretation of regional security. It is noted that regional security governance is a set of institutions and activities at three levels: global; regional and national. A nomenclature of different types of regional security governance structures is presented; which includes a regional balance of power and ad hoc (informal) alliances; regional coherence; regional cooperative security; regional collective defense; regional collective security; pluralistic security community. It has been recognized that regional security management is provided not only by highly specialized or formal structures; but also by multi-purpose regional organizations; which initially pursued a combination of economic and political goals with growing security targets. Conceptual options for regional security governance at the global and regional levels are systematized. Based on the analysis of the mechanisms of global management; own vision of the relationship between the subjects of global governance processes is presented. Discussion. The crisis of recent decades has shown that no single group of global governance actors can act effectively to minimize global risks; which are both a challenge for business leaders and politicians in any country. That is why it is undeniable that global issues require global governance (especially in the field of security); the main goal of which should be to ensure global stability and sustainable development.

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GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY GOVERNANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Central Russian Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.22394/2071-2367-2020-15-4-218-232 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 218-232

Author(s):

D.N. LYZHIN ◽

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Global Food Security ◽

Security Governance ◽

Global Challenges ◽

Global Food

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Is Arctic governance research in crisis? A pathological diagnosis

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s0032247420000352 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

Author(s):

Sebastian Knecht ◽

Paula Laubenstein

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

Comparative Research ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The Arctic ◽

Regional Studies ◽

Regional Politics ◽

Security Governance ◽

Making Sense ◽

Global Challenges ◽

Resource Politics

Abstract The governance of the Arctic as a frontier for international environmental and climate cooperation, resource politics and security governance holds the promise to provide important insights into some of the 21st century’s most enduring and pressing global challenges. This article reviews the state of the art of Arctic governance research (AGR) to assess the potential and limitations of a regional studies community for making sense of Northern politics and contributing to the broader discipline of international relations (IR) research. A bibliometric analysis of 398 articles published in 10 outlets between 2008 and 2019 reveals that AGR faces at least four limitations that undermine understanding and explaining the processes and outcomes of regional politics and inhibit generalisable observations applicable to questions of global governance: academic immaturity, methodological monoculturalism, state-centrism and analytical parochialism. The lack particularly of theoretically driven and comparative research is indicative of a deeper crisis in AGR which, if unaddressed, could further solidify the community’s unjustified reputation as quixotic in orientation and negligible in its contributions to IR research.

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