Title: Africa and international relations in the 21st century /
Authors: Cornelissen, Scarlett; Cheru, Fantu.; Shaw, Timothy M.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Diplomatic relations.; Economics.; International relations Africa.; Political economy Africa.; Political science & theory Africa.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Government International.; POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General.; Politics and government; Africa Foreign relations
Abstract: At the start of the second decade of the 21st Century, Africa is viewed in a much more positive light by analysts, investors, observers and policymakers. China's recent closer involvement with the continent has set the tone for new forms of engagement between Africa and the rest of the world. The authors discuss the implications for Africa's future trajectories and how to understand the continent's position in the international system. Furthermore, they demonstrate how the study of shifts in Africa's international relations can help explain broader dynamics and the changing foundations of world order. -- Publisher description.
Contents: Introduction: Africa and international relations in the 21st century : still challenging theory? / Scarlett Cornelissen, Fantu Cheru and Timothy M. Shaw -- Part I: Reconceptualizing authority and sovereignty. Africa as an agent of international relations knowledge / K. Smith -- Collectivist worldview : its challenge to international relations / Thomas. KwasiTieku -- Authority, sovereignty and Africa's changing regimes of territorialization / Uil Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen -- Part II: Innovations from below : territory and identity. Bringing identity into international relations : reflections on nationalism, nativism and xenophobia in Africa / Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni -- Towards new approaches to statehood and governance-building in Africa : the Somali crisis reconsidered / Louise Wiuff Moe -- Diasporas and African development : the struggle for sustainable peace and development in Sierra Leone / Alfred Zack-Williams -- The transformation of sovereign territoriality : a case study of South African immigration control / Darshan Vigneswaran and Loren B. Landau -- Part III: Insecurities. Transnationalism, Africa's 'resource curse' and contested sovereignties : The struggle for Nigeria's Niger delta / Cyril I. Obi -- Security privatization and the new contours of Africa's security governance / Rita Abrahamsen -- Engendering (In)security and conflict in African international relations / Jane L. Parpart and Lisa Thompson -- Conclusion: What futures for African international relations? / Timothy M. Shaw, Fantu Cheru and Scarlett Cornelissen.