Book review: Justifying interventions in Africa: (de)stabilizing sovereignty in Liberia, Burundi and the Congo

"Justifying Interventions in Africa: (De)Stabilizing Sovereignty in Liberia, Burundi and the Congo." Nina Wilén. Palgrave Macmillan. February 2012. --- Analyzing the UN interventions in Liberia, Burundi and the Congo, Nina Wilén poses the question of how one can stabilize a state through external intervention without destabilizing sovereignty. She critically examines the justifications for international and regional interventions through a social constructivist framework. Vladimir Rauta finds a clear and detailed book, of use to students of IR and development studies.