The geopolitics of regional power : geography, economics and politics in Southern Africa

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Title:

Author:

Scholvin, Sören.

ISBN:

9781472430731

Personal Author:

Scholvin, Sören.

Physical Description:

xiii, 234 pages ; 24 cm.

Series:

The international political economy of new regionalisms series

International political economy of new regionalisms series.

Contents:

Introduction -- Theoretical and methodological framework -- Location and physical geography in Southern Africa -- Transport and socioeconomic aspects in Southern Africa -- Key projects of regional integration -- The economics and politics of South African regional powerhood -- Conclusion.

Subject Term:

Regionalism -- Africa, Southern.

Geopolitics -- Africa, Southern.

Middle powers.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Foreign relations -- Africa, Southern.

Africa, Southern -- Foreign relations -- South Africa.

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Summary

In the last two decades, various states from the Global South have emerged as important players in international relations. Most popular among them is China. Brazil, India and South Africa have also taken essential roles in global and regional politics. Compared to traditional great powers, they can be labelled 'regional great powers' or 'regional powers' because their influence is - with the exception of China - concentrated on their neighbourhood. The impact of regions, meaning the impact of geography, on the economics and politics of regional powers is surprisingly understudied. This book analyses how geographical conditions influence the regional economics and politics of South Africa, allowing the author to delineate its region of influence.