Africa in world politics : reforming political order

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Africa in world politics : reforming political order

edited by John W. Harbeson and Donald Rothchild

Westview Press, c2009

4th ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Intimations of an African renaissance : recent progress, long term challenges / John W. Harbeson
  • The heritage of colonialism / Crawford Young
  • Africa and the world political economy : still caught between a rock and hard place? / Thomas M. Callaghy
  • Africa and other civilizations : conquest and counter-conquest / Ali A. Mazrui
  • Promising democratization trajectories in Africa's weak states / John W. Harbeson
  • In pursuit of authority : civil society and rights-based discourses in Africa / Aili Mari Tripp
  • The AIDS crisis : international relations and governance in Africa / Alan Whiteside and Anokhi Parikh
  • The privatization of Africa's international relations / William Reno
  • Inter-African negotiations and reforming political order / I. William Zartman
  • The U.S. role in promoting peaceful African relations / Donald Rothchild
  • The war on terrorism in Africa / Princeton N. Lyman
  • Euro-Africa relations in the age of maturity / Gilbert M. Khadiagala
  • China's engagement in Africa : scope, significance, and consequences / Denis M. Tull
  • Reconciling sovereignty with responsibility : a basis for international humanitarian action / Francis M. Deng

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Top contributors in the field of African politics write on the issues concerning this marginalized continent and its relationship to the global political and economic orders. In this fully revised edition, top scholars in African politics address the effects that major currents in Africa and world politics have upon each other and explore the ramifications of this interconnection for contemporary theories of international and comparative politics. The fourth edition focuses on issues of reforming and strengthening states and their economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The nation-state as we know it is a legacy of European rule in Africa, and the primacy of the nation-state remains a bedrock of most contemporary theories of international relations. Yet in the fifth decade of Africa's independence, this colonial inheritance has been challenged as never before by state weakness, internal and inter-state conflict, and internal and external demands for economic and political reform, with potentially far-reaching implications. Including new readings on the AIDS crisis in Africa and the regional war on terrorism, this text remains an invaluable resource for students of African and world politics. This volume of contributed readings was developed to fill a specific gap in textbooks on contemporary Africa - to provide a volume that clearly illustrates for students the influence of African politics and international relations upon each other.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction * 1. Intimations of an African Renaissance, New Gains, Long Term ChallengesJohn W. Harbeson, City University of New York Part 2: Historical Parameters * 2. The Heritage of ColonialismCrawford Young, University of Wisconsin-Madison * 3. Africa and the World Political Economy: Still Caught Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceThomas M. Callaghy, University of Pennsylvania * 4. Africa and Other Civilizations: Conquest and Counter ConquestAli A. Mazrui, SUNY Binghamton Part 3: Africa's States and State Systems: Reinvention and Reconstruction * 5. Democratization and Africas Weak StatesJohn W. Harbeson, City University of New York * 6. The AIDS Crisis: International Relations and GovernanceAlan Whiteside, University of Kwa Zulu-NatalAnokhi Parikh, Overseas Development Institute * 7. In Pursuit of Authority: Civil Society and Rights Based on DiscoursesAili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison * 8. The Privatization of Africas International RelationsWilliam Reno, Northwestern University * 9. Inter-African Negotiations and Reforming Political OrderI. William Zartman, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Part 4: Global Involvement in Africa: Parameters of Commitment, Obligation, Capability, and Responsibility * 10. U.S. Role in Promoting Peaceful African RelationsDonald Rothchild, University of California, Davis * 11. Chinas Engagement in Africa: Scope, Significance, and ConsequencesDenis M. Tull * 12. Euro-African Relations in the Age of MaturityGilbert M. Khadiagala, University of the Witwatersrand * 13. The War on Terrorism in AfricaPrinceton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations * 14. Reconciling Sovereignty with ResponsibilityFrancis M. Deng, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

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