Overview
Provides a contemporary assessment of Africa’s foreign relations with traditional and non-traditional external actors
Brings together both scholars and practitioners from African and non-African backgrounds
Tackles challenges of governance, violence, and intra-state conflicts that have required a more united African voice and global governance strategy
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Bilateral Relations: Traditional Powers
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Front Matter
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Bilateral Relations: Non-Traditional Powers
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Front Matter
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Multilateral Relations
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Reviews
“Africa and the World is informative and easy to read. It offers scholars and students significant insights into the policy and strategy frameworks that inform Africa’s engagements with the world, and the push and pull factors that underpin Africa’s bilateral and multilateral relations.” (Sanusha Naidu, South African Journal of International Affairs, February, 2019)
“This edited volume is an intellectual and historical tour de force of Africa's relationship with different regions and national and multilateral actors in the world. It explores novel terrain with chapters focusing on Africa’s new prominence and partnerships with new geographic powers such as the BRIC Countries. This is a key resource for students and researchers alike who want a comprehensive book focused on Africa’s role in international relations and geopolitics.” (Professor Anita Ramasastry, University of Washington School of Law)
“This book takes on an enormous challenge: to analyze Africa’s relations with all parts of the world and with principal international institutions since the era of African independence. The authors come from both Africa and elsewhere. It is thus a rich and fulsome achievement. Readers will not agree with every assessment, and that is part of the value of this book. The views expressed are sometimes sharply critical of non-African actors, seeing often the worst of venal and militaristic motives. In the history in this volume therefore there is much to learn and hopefully ways toward more fruitful and mutually beneficial cooperation.” (Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman, Senior Advisor, the United States Institute of Peace, and Former US Ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria)
“This book ranks as an important contribution to the literature in the search for an abiding path to Africa's recovery from its endemic challenges and in finding a place for Africa in International Affairs. The book is an interesting kaleidoscope that provides recommendations aimed at policymakers to reset the rules to restore Africa’s apparent muted voice, in redefining a more positive and dignified role for the African continent at the high table of international discourse. This book, therefore, should act as a guide to Africa’s governments and to several policymakers in defining the most effective approach, and perhaps a new paradigm to levelling the playing field as well as securing the greatest benefit for Africa within the global equation.” (Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse, Member of the Friends of the African Union (AU) Panel of the Wise)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Charles Mutasa is an independent development policy consultant. He served as Deputy Presiding Officer of the first African Union-Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Bureau, and as vice-president of the African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) between 2005 and 2008. He was the former Executive Director of the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Africa and the World
Book Subtitle: Bilateral and Multilateral International Diplomacy
Editors: Dawn Nagar, Charles Mutasa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62590-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Centre for Conflict Resolution 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62589-8Published: 19 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87349-7Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62590-4Published: 25 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 520
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Foreign Policy, International Security Studies, Diplomacy, International Relations Theory, Comparative Politics