Panel 16: Emergency Politics, International Security and the Implications for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Panel organisers: Jeremy Allouche and Jeremy Lind (Institute of Development Studies, UK)
Contact : j.lind@ids.ac.uk
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Development has long been linked with security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in recent years development and security have been linked in new ways. These new ties reflect changing conceptualisations of threats originating from aid-recipient contexts in an interdependent world and the expectation that development should help to prevent the spread of these risks. This securitisation, or the convergence of development with security institutions, instruments and resources, is driving the rapid evolution of development policy. It is also shaping a field of interventions whose purpose is to contribute to a broader regime of security, whether in combating piracy in Somalia or preventing the radicalisation of Muslim youth in Kenya. The securitisation of development policy and practice is shifting the expectations of what development should achieve, how it should be delivered and by whom. The panel will explore the following questions: 1. How is the intertwining of development with security affecting the spaces and actors for development action in sub-Saharan Africa? 2. How is development different in unstable areas such as Somalia, Darfur and the DRC where the resources of development are deployed as part of security regimes? Who are the key actors that are shaping the field of development in these contexts? 3. How can development actors most effectively contribute to broader security strategies and work alongside non-traditional development actors in unstable environments? |