Africa and the north : between globalization and marginalization

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Title:

Africa and the north : between globalization and marginalization

Author:

Olsen, Gorm Rye.

ISBN:

9780415333917

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 175 p. ; 24 cm.

Series:

The new international relations series

Series Title:

The new international relations series

Contents:

1. Global politics and Africa - and Africa in international relations theory / Ulf Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen -- 2. The evolution of Africa's international relations / Christopher Clapham -- 3. France and sub-Saharan Africa : a privileged relationship / Jean-Francois Medard

4. From realpolitik to the third way : British African policy in the new world order / Gordon D. Cumming -- 5. United States : the process of decision-making on Africa / Donald Rothchild and Nikolas Emmanuel -- 6. Japan : the tenor and the terrain of foreign policy towards Africa / Bolade M. Eyinla -- 7. Germany : between value-based solidarity and bureaucratic interests / Ulf Engel -- 8. The European Union : 'European interests', bureaucratic interests and international options / Gorm Rye Olsen -- 9. The United Nations : a peripheral organization on the periphery of the world / Gorm Rye Olsen.

10. Africa and the north : policy communities and different types of state - theoretical challenges / Ulf Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen.

Abstract:

"This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining the way in which the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role in the structuring of Africa's international relations. Africa and the North will interest students and scholars of international relations and African politics."--BOOK JACKET.

Geographic Term:

Africa -- Foreign relations -- 1960-

Added Author:

Olsen, Gorm Rye.

Engel, Ulf.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004018465.html

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An important new discussion of Africa's place in the international system.

This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining the way in which the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role in the structuring of Africa's international relations.

The book provides a solid empirical analysis of key global players in Africa - France, the UK, the US, Japan, Germany, the EU and the UN - and of their policies towards the region. In the context of the 'war against terrorism', African political stability becomes a consideration of increasing importance. By analyzing the relevance of the states in the North, this book challenges conventional wisdom in recent international relations thinking. It applies the concept of an 'international policy community' to bridge the gap between the 'domestic' and the 'international', explaining why Africa retains a role in global politics out of any proportion to its economic weight.