Revamping African Foreign Policies In The 21st Century

Author : Joram M. Biswaro,Abraham K. Nyuon,Samson S. Wassara
Publisher : Africa World Books Pty Limited
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0645110949

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Revamping African Foreign Policies in the 21st Century by Joram M. Biswaro,Abraham K. Nyuon,Samson S. Wassara Pdf

Joram M. BISWARO is the current Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of African Union Mission, in South Sudan. He played a pivotal role in negotiation between the government and opposition culminating in the Revitalized Agreement of 2018. Amb. Biswaro (rtd) is a career journalist, diplomat and academic. Amb. Biswaro was the first Tanzania's resident ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Latin America, residing in Brasilia, Brazil. He served in the same capacity in Ethiopia, and Permanent Representative to AU and UNECA. Prof. Biswaro initiated and successfully negotiated to include Kiswahili into the Constitutive Act of the African Union as one of the working languages and persuaded his peers to secure the headquarters of the African court, African Bureau on Corruption and the African Institute of International Law to be in Arusha, Tanzania. Prof. Biswaro has lectured in different universities around the world such as Pan African University Yaoundé, Cameroon, University of Juba, South Sudan, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil as well as Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University. Prof. Biswaro has also written extensively on regional integration, pan- Africanism, diplomacy, mediation, negotiation, peace and security in Africa. Dr. Biswaro has co-authored, edited several books and journals. Abraham K. NYUON is an assistant professor of Political Science and currently the Dean, School of Social and Economic Studies of the University of Juba. He earned a BA (Hons) in Christian Education from Kabarak University- Kenya, MA in International Relations from Catholic University of East Africa - Kenya, MA in War Studies from King's College London - UK and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in political Science (International Relations) from University of Juba, South Sudan. Dr. Nyuon is a renowned political, peace and security analyst, the former Head of Department of Political Science and Director for Strategic Research and analysis at Ministry of Defense. Dr. Nyuon, a former child soldier turned academic and SUSI Scholar on U.S Foreign policy, has over two decades experience spanning teaching, developing and reviewing curriculum for Primary, Secondary and University taught programs at University of Juba, Dr. John Garang University of Science and Technology and Catholic University of South Sudan. His areas of research interest include International politics, foreign policy, political economy, strategic planning, peace and Security. The Late Samson S. WASSARA was Professor of Political Science in the University of Juba. He held a BSc. Hons in political Science from the University of Khartoum, Sudan, Diploma in International Relations and PhD in Political Science from University of Paris XI (Orsay). He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bahr el Ghazal. While at the University of Juba, Professor Wassara was twice Dean, School of Social and Economic Studies. He taught political science subjects, international relations and peace studies. His research interests were governance, regional politics, peace, security, and hydro-politics. Professor Wassara had published on Africa, Sudan and South Sudan

Author : S. Cornelissen,F. Cheru,T. Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230355743

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Africa and International Relations in the 21st Century by S. Cornelissen,F. Cheru,T. Shaw Pdf

This book examines key emergent trends related to aspects of power, sovereignty, conflict, peace, development, and changing social dynamics in the African context. It challenges conventional IR precepts of authority, politics and society, which have proven to be so inadequate in explaining African processes. Rather, this edited collection analyses the significance of many of the uncharted dimensions of Africa's international relations, such as the respatialisation of African societies through migration, and the impacts this process has had on state power; the various ways in which both formal and informal authority and economies are practised; and the dynamics and impacts of new transnational social movements on African politics. Finally, attention is paid to Africa's place in a shifting global order, and the implications for African international relations of the emergence of new world powers and/or alliances. This edition includes a new preface by the editors, which brings the findings of the book up-to-date, and analyses the changes that are likely to impact upon global governance and human development in policy and practice in Africa and the wider world post-2015.

Author : Luis B. Serapiao,Africa Institute of South Africa. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015054377323

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African Foreign Policies in the 21st Century by Luis B. Serapiao,Africa Institute of South Africa. Conference Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1240385544

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African Foreign Policy and Diplomacy from Antiquity to the 21st Century by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniel Don Nanjira
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313379826

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African Foreign Policy and Diplomacy from Antiquity to the 21st Century by Daniel Don Nanjira Pdf

Africa is a crucible of culture and heritage with a complex history. Indigenous tribal practices and preexisting values were altered dramatically, either by force or as a result of the Christian and Islamic cultures that spread throughout the continent. Later, the domineering forces of European colonial nations brought even greater change. Africa emerged from its colonization an amalgam of diverse and conflicting traditions, legacies, values, and languages. Consequently, these developments have had a wide impact on the formulation and execution of African foreign policy and diplomacy today.

Author : Adebayo Oyebade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1611632978

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The United States' Foreign Policy in Africa in the 21st Century by Adebayo Oyebade Pdf

Since the dawn of the 21st century, transnational terrorism has compelled increased American strategic engagement with Africa. Further, with the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, America's first black president and one with an African heritage, there was greater African expectation that a drastic new course in the United States' African policy would emerge. Washington was now expected to engage Africa in a more robust manner than in the past. In nine well-researched essays authored by contributors from a range of disciplines, this book articulates some of the dynamic forces driving contemporary relationships between the United States and Africa. The volume offers a fresh perspective to salient issues defining US-African relations in the twenty-first century such as health, trade, sustainable development, counter-terrorism, military and strategic partnership, conflict resolution, and democratization and good governance. Scholars, foreign policy analysts and policymakers, students, and the general reader interested in diplomatic history and international relations would find this work indispensable. This book is part of the African World Series, edited by Toyin Falola, Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas at Austin. "The question of what Africa should mean to the United States and vice-versa has again come to the fore of critical discussion, especially since President Barack Obama became the President of the United States. Often at the centre of the debate is what should be the extent (or intent) of the relationship. The chapters in this book take a bold attempt at addressing some of these issues and provide a compelling study for which we should be grateful." -- Abiodun Alao, King's College London "A particular strength of the work is its multi-disciplinary approach...[the book] is a useful addition to an understanding of the many opportunities and challenges vis-à-vis the United States and Africa. Students, scholars, and general readers alike should benefit from its detailed exploration of the relationship between US foreign policy in Africa and the contributors' cogent suggestions for improving upon that important relationship in the future." -- William A. Taylor, Angelo State University

Author : Mathias Alencastro,Pedro Seabra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030557227

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Brazil-Africa Relations in the 21st Century by Mathias Alencastro,Pedro Seabra Pdf

This is one of the first books to analyse the full cycle of rise and fall of Brazil's foreign policy towards Africa in the beginning of the 21st century. During his government, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) made the drive towards Africa one of the cornerstones of Brazilian diplomacy and cooperation. In a bid to build strategic trading partnerships with African counterparts, Lula’s government committed itself to an ambitious program centred on provisions in loans and credits as well as the exponential growth of its South-South cooperation. After Lula, however, this drive towards Africa started to decline and finally collapsed in face of political meltdown in Brazil and the proliferation of controversial judicial investigations that directly involved political leaders at the centre of most initiatives undertook in the 2000s. The rise and fall of Brazil-Africa relations has provoked much discussion in policy-making, as well as scholarly research. This book seeks to provide valuable resources to the study of this process by presenting empirically based and updated analysis from different perspectives, such as: The diplomatic tradition of Brazil-Africa relations The role played by Brazilian big private companies in Africa Brazilian health cooperation with African countries The participation of civil society in Brazil-Africa relations Brazil-Africa trade relations Military cooperation between Brazil and Africa Brazil’s drive to Africa left a durable mark, whose implications are yet to be understood. What were its main successes and failures? And what does the dramatic change of events, with Brazil moving from a pivotal player to an almost invisible one in merely half a decade, tell us about South-South cooperation? These are some of the questions that Brazil-Africa Relations in the 21st Century – From Surge to Downturn and Beyond intends to answer in order to provide a useful resource for Political Science and International Relations scholars interested in the study of South-South relations, as well as for policy makers interested in understanding the changing dynamics of International Relations in the wake of the 21st century.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee on Science and Technology Capabilities at the Department of State
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309373166

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Diplomacy for the 21st Century by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee on Science and Technology Capabilities at the Department of State Pdf

Diplomacy for the 21st Century recommends steps that the Department of State should embrace to take full advantage of the leading science and technology (S&T) capabilities of the United States. These capabilities provide the department with many opportunities to promote a variety of the interests of the United States and its allies in a rapidly changing world wherein S&T are important drivers of economic development at home and abroad and help ensure international security. This report assesses and makes recommendations concerning the changing environment for the conduct of diplomacy in the years ahead, with a focus on the role of S&T in the development and implementation of U.S. policies and programs. According to this report, prompt steps by the department's leadership are essential to ensure adequate comprehension of the importance of S&T-related developments throughout the world and to incorporate this understanding within the nation's foreign policy for the 21st century. This report also urges the adoption by the department of a broader whole-of-society approach in carrying out its responsibilities at home and abroad - extending beyond traditional interagency coordination and the narrow band of current external partners to include foundations, universities, research centers, and other groups who are extending their international reach.

Author : Malte Brosig
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030754099

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Africa in a Changing Global Order by Malte Brosig Pdf

This book focuses on marginal actors in the global order. Such a perspective is often missing as global order analysis is often biased towards exploring large powerful actors and equating their relations with global order. Such an approach is not only dated but also analytically incomplete. It is because of the increasingly decentred nature of global order, that marginal actors and their relations, tactics, strategies and approaches matter for global order as they matter for these actors. The book starts by providing an analytical framework exploring different policy options for African agency which are located along a nexus of choices ranging from accommodation, engagement to system transformation. The selection of a particular interaction type is argued to be dependent on external opportunity structures in the form of different global orders reaching from competitive polarity to dispersed forms of authority or even non-polarity. In addition to these external conditions, the ability to generate meaningful African agency facilitates a greater role in global order. Empirically, the book covers four policy fields which are peace and security, international criminal justice, economics and trade and COVID-19.

Author : Howard P. Lehman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136951404

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Japan and Africa by Howard P. Lehman Pdf

Since the early 1990s, Japan has played an increasingly important and influential role in Africa. A primary mechanism that has furthered its influence has been through its foreign aid policies. Japan’s primacy, however, has been challenged by changing global conditions related to aid to Africa, including the consolidation of the poverty reduction agenda and China’s growing presence in Africa. This book analyzes contemporary political and economic relations in foreign aid policy between Japan and Africa. Primary questions focus on Japan’s influence in the African continent, reasons for spending its limited resources to further African development, and the way Japan’s foreign aid is invested in Africa. The context of examining Japan’s foreign aid policies highlights the fluctuation between its commitments in contributing to international development and its more narrow-minded pursuit of its national interests. The contributors examine Japan’s foreign aid policy within the theme of a globalized economy in which Japan and Africa are inextricably connected. Japan and many African countries have come to realize that both sides can obtain benefits through closely coordinated aid policies. Moreover, Japan sees itself to represent a distinct voice in the international donor community while Africa needs foreign aid from all sources.

Author : Madeleine O. Hosli,Joren Selleslaghs
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030216030

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The Changing Global Order by Madeleine O. Hosli,Joren Selleslaghs Pdf

This volume offers a comprehensive evaluation of the concept of global order, with a particular emphasis on the role of regional organisations within global governance institutions such as the United Nations. Building from a solid theoretical base it draws upon the expertise of numerous leading international scholars offering a broad array of timely and relevant case studies. These all take into consideration the historical setting, before analysing the contemporary situation and offering suggestions for potential realignments and readjustments that may be witnessed in the future. The volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach when addressing some of the most pressing issues of global governance which our global community must tackle. This presents the readers an opportunity to understand related topics such as political economy, international law, institutions of global governance, in conjunction with the academic field of International Relations (IR). It further helps students and interested readers understand the theoretical and practical foundations to the changing nature of global affairs.

Author : Carlos Lopes,George Kararach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429791673

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Structural Change in Africa by Carlos Lopes,George Kararach Pdf

Debates on African development continue to downplay the achievement of the continent: economic achievements are diminished and the perception of a conflict prone continent continues. Many of the policy prescriptions externally imposed on African countries have done little to transform the continent largely because they have been conceived and applied without context. Using literature from diverse origins, this book expands our knowledge about Africa and makes practical suggestions as to how successful development in a complex, yet dynamic continent can be achieved. Widening the policy dialogue and providing alternative thinking on the key elements and full extent of opportunities and challenges towards achieving the socio-economic transformation of Africa, the book moves the debate from the rhetoric to reality. As a considered reflection on the ‘Africa’s transformation’ narrative, it outlines the practical pathways necessary for Africa’s sustainable development, providing policy makers and researchers with tested solutions. It will be of interest to all scholars, students and policy professionals working in African development, public policy, international political economy, economic policy and politics.

Author : Maurizio Carbone
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526103307

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The European Union in Africa by Maurizio Carbone Pdf

The European Union in Africa: Incoherent policies, asymmetrical partnership, declining relevance? provides a comprehensive analysis of EU-Africa relations since the beginning of the twenty-first century and includes contributions from leading experts in the field of EU external relations. It seeks to explain how the relationship evolved through discussion of a number of different policies and agreements, ranging from established areas such as aid, agriculture, trade and security, to new areas such as migration, climate change, energy and social policies. This book successfully challenges a number of widely-held assumptions on the role of the EU in Africa, and at the same time sheds light on the role and identity of the EU in the international arena. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in the field of EU external relations as well as practitioners of international development.

Author : Frans Viljoen,Charles Fombad,Dire Tladi,Ann Skelton ,Magnus Killander
Publisher : Pretoria University Law Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Life Interrupted: Essays in honour of the lives and legacies of Christof Heyns by Frans Viljoen,Charles Fombad,Dire Tladi,Ann Skelton ,Magnus Killander Pdf

About the publication This volume of essays, A life interrupted: essays in honour of the lives and legacies of Christof Heyns, honours Christof Heyns, renowned human rights lawyer, advocate, activist and educator, but also down-to-earth family man, friend and colleague. Christof’s sudden and most untimely passing on 28 March 2021 deeply saddened those close to him but also evinced an outpouring of grief from the national and international human rights community. His passing brought a deep sense of loss, in part because, at age 62, he was fully engaged in contributing to the betterment of society and still had so much more to give. His is a life interrupted. But at the same time, looking back over the varied lives he lived, he had already left his mark in so many ways. His influences and impacts are manifold and magical. This collection not only testifies to the legacy that he has left us, but also to the ongoing efforts of many to continue building on his legacy. This collection contains two sets of essays by family members, friends, colleagues, collaborators and students. Part A contains essays of a more reflective and personal nature, while the contributions in Part B link to the scholarly or academic themes Christof had worked on and explored, including international human rights systems, international law, the right to life, freedom of association, international humanitarian law, the impact of human rights treaties, constitutionalism and legal philosophy. However, a neat distinction between the personal and professional is not possible in respect of such a warm, generous and enthusiastic person as Christof. Most of the essays in Part A integrate some of Christof’s professional and academic achievements, while many of the essays in Part B also reflect on Christof as a person. The editors, all based at the Faculty of Law, UP, are colleagues and friends who worked closely with Christof. Frans Viljoen succeeded Christof as Director of the Centre for Human Rights. Christof was his doctoral supervisor, mentor and research collaborator. Charles Fombad worked with Christof at ICLA, and took over as ICLA Director after Christof’s passing. Dire Tladi, an ICLA fellow, had his office just across from Christof in ICLA. As member of the International Law Commission, he shared with Christof high level engagement with the UN. While Christof served on the Human Rights Committee, his colleague Ann Skelton serves on the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Magnus Killander worked closely with Christof as co-author and co-editor. Christof was also his doctoral supervisor. The publication date of this book is 10 January 2022, which is the date marking 63 years since Christof’s birth. The publisher is the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), of which Christof was also a founder.

Author : Vasiliev, Alexei
Publisher : MeaBooks Inc
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780994032522

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Africa in the Changing World Development Paradigm by Vasiliev, Alexei Pdf

The volume contains abstracts of papers presented at the 12th Conference of Africanists organized by the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in May 2011. The Conference, held triennially since 1969 is a major event in the area of African studies in Russia and beyond. What is particularly remarkable is the number and the diversity of the participants: academics, diplomats, Moscow-based and provincial as well as foreign participants from a staggering number of countries: Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, UAE, UK, USA, Zimbabwe. Subjects covered range from economics, foreign relations, security issues, administration to history, culture, linguistics and religious studies. The book is a good reference tool to today's problematics in African studies as it presents a cross-section of this vast and diverse field. The Conference, held triennially since 1969 is a major event in the area of African studies in Russia and beyond. What is particularly remarkable is the number and the diversity of the participants: academics, diplomats, Moscow-based and provincial as well as foreign participants from a staggering number of countries: Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, UAE, UK, USA, Zimbabwe. Subjects covered range from economics, foreign relations, security issues, administration to history, culture, linguistics and religious studies. The book is a good reference tool to today's problematics in African studies as it presents a cross-section of this vast and diverse field.