Africa and international relations in the 21st century / edited by Scarlett Cornelissen, Fantu Cheru and Timothy M. Shaw.

Other author Cornelissen, Scarlett.
Other author Fantu Cheru, 1949-
Other author Shaw, Timothy M.
Format Book
Publication InfoHoundsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire [UK] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Descriptionxvii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Variant title Africa and international relations in the twenty first century
SeriesInternational political economy series
International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) ^A565156
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.
Abstract "By exploring the many unchartered dimensions of Africa's international relations, the authors present fresh insights on aspects such as power, identity, statehood and sovereignty in the world system"--Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 210-244) and index.
LCCN 2011276012
ISBN9780230235281 (hbk.)
ISBN023023528X (hbk.)

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