Interstate Conflicts in West Africa

• Published in: Comparative political studies Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 299
• Main Authors: Agyeman-Duah, Baffour, Ojo, Olatunde B J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.10.1991
• Subjects: International relations; Social research; Africa

The interstate conflicts in West Africa are discussed in light of reference group theory. The main thesis is that, as a subsystem with implicit aim for stability, the Economic Community of West African States and the West African Heads of State Club constitute reference groups with rights and privil...