African Perspectives on Global Pandemics and the Challenges of Peace and Security by Masake Pilisano Harris and Richard Obinna Iroanya dissects the effects of pandemics in Africa and the possibilities for countering pandemic outbreaks in the future. The contributors of this volume bring new perspectives on the legal and security challenges of pandemics, covering political, socio-economic, health, security, and legal facets of pandemics nationally and regionally. This book discusses essential topics including: securitization, state behavior and actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, public health and political measures during pandemics, the amplification of the insecurities in African states, the increase of crime and criminality related to pandemic challenges, and the economic impacts that surround pandemic outbreaks. Harris and Iroanya bring these thematic areas to light not only to comprehensively analyze countermeasures towards pandemics in Africa, but also to encourage security policies that reflect the multidimensional nature of state authority and functions to tackle the next outbreak more affectively.

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This book examines the legal and security threat posed by pandemics in Africa and beyond. The authors propose that to effectively counter pandemics, it is necessary for states to transcend beyond a realism approach and to adopt security policies that reflect the multidimensional nature of state authority and functions.

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Foreword by Hon. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Introduction by Richard Obinna Iroanya & Masake Pilisano Harris Chapter 1: Pandemics and State Survival: Restating the Relevance of Realism in the Fight Against Covid 19 by Richard Obinna Iroanya & Nawases RosetaChapter 2: The Impetus and Challenges in Securitizing Pandemics and Lessons for the Future by Masake Pilisano Harris & Mbetu GamuchiraiChapter 3: The Politicization of Covid-19: US-China Hostility and Global Peace and Security by Mude Torgue, Makaye Peter & Nguluwe GabriellaChapter 4: The Politics of Quarantine and Nigeria’s National Security: A Focus on Pandemics by Eke Udochu & Stanley MalamatjaChapter 5: Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic for National Security: A Policy Consideration by Kennedy Kaumba Mabuku & Opeoluwa OyedeleChapter 6: Covid-19 Lockdown, Civil-Military Relations and Human Security: Perspectives from Namibian and Zimbabwean Experiences by Mude Torque, Shipena Dortea, & Nguluwe GabriellaChapter 7: Assessing the Challenges Experienced by the Namibian Security Sector in the Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic by Shipena Dortea, Fenni Taleiko Hamukwaya & Richard Obinna IroanyaChapter 8: Implications of Covid-19 (State of Emergency-lockdown) on the Commission of Crime and Criminality by Waneipo Ndilipunye Michael & Dzimiri PatrickChapter 9: Impact of Covid-19 on the Workforce and the Question of Job Security: The Plight of Workers from the Namibian by Libebe Lizazi, Masake Pilisano Harris & Mbukusa NchindoChapter 10: Managing Conflicts: The Impact of Covid-19 on Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in Africa by Kennedy Kaumba Mabuku & Vuma PhillipEpilogue: Africa and the World Beyond Covid-19 by Richard Obinna Iroanya & Masake Pilisano Harris About the EditorsAbout the Contributors

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