The African Union : challenges of globalization, security, and governance

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Title:

The African Union : challenges of globalization, security, and governance

Author:

Makinda, Samuel M.

ISBN:

9780415403504

9780415403498

9780203940112

Personal Author:

Makinda, Samuel M.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Physical Description:

xvii, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Routledge global institutions

Global institutions series

Contents:

The Organization of African Unity and mutual preservation -- The African Union : meeting the challenge of globalization -- Governance, democracy, and the rule of law -- Security and peace building -- Knowledge and development -- Challenges of globalization, security, and governance.

Corporate Subject:

African Union.

Subject Term:

Globalization -- Africa.

National security -- Africa.

Geographic Term:

Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-

Added Author:

Okumu, F. Wafula.

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Summary

A comprehensive examination of the work of the African Union (AU), with special emphasis on its capacity to meet the challenges of building and sustaining governance institutions and security mechanisms.

Samuel Makinda and F. Wafula Okumu show how Africa and, in particular, the AU can effectively addressed the challenges of building and sustaining governance institutions and security mechanisms only if they have strategic leadership. Current debates on, and criticisms of, leadership in Africa are also analyzed as well as key options for overcoming the constraints that African leaders face. Core topics covered include:

the colonial policies of the European powers the emergence of Pan-Africanism the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 the evolution of the OAU into the AU in 2002 the AU¿s capacity to address poverty alleviation, conflict management and resolution, peacebuilding and humanitarian intervention.