Bach Regionalism in Africa

Genealogies, institutions and trans-state networks
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-55721-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations

Africa is often seen as an emerging as a new 'frontier' for global trade and investment. Yet, intra-regional trade and the achievements of regional economic groupings are still presented as ‘disappointing’ for the continent.

This book argues these representations stem from a narrow focus on institutions and euro-centric models and ignores the processes of regionalisation that involves new players, such as corporations and diasporas. It calls for different analytical models that account for the disparity in institutional architectures, goals, paths and processes associated with regional organisations and region-building processes in Africa. In doing so, the book illuminates the political dynamics, inter-state political rivalries, conflicts, national interests and clashing interests that have influenced African state actors and shaped regionalism.

This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of African politics, African history, regionalism, comparative regionalism, and more broadly to international political economy, international relations and global and regional governance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bach, Daniel C

Bach, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 A world of regionalisms 2 Amalgamation and hysteresis 3 The politics of economic cooperation 4 The frontier as a resource 5 Trans-state networks and mobile spaces 6 Cognitive maps and holistic agendas 7 Defragementation and connectivity 8 Africa in international relations: the frontier as a concept and metaphor

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Bach is CNRS Director of Research at the Emile Durkheim Centre for Comparative Policy and Sociology, Sciences Po Bordeaux.