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1 online resource (xiii, 227 pages) : illustrations |
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Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 The Global Order Debate and Africa -- Mapping the Global Order Debate -- Defining World Order -- The Changing Global Order: Recent Trends -- Living in a De-centralised Global Order -- Africa in a Densely Inter-connected World -- References -- 2 Conceptualising Marginality: Africa's Place in the Global Order -- Thinking About Marginality in Global Order -- Subaltern Realism and Marginality in Global Order -- Conceptualising Options for Subaltern Actors -- Conclusion -- References |
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3 The African Security Regime Complex: Innovation in a Decentred Global Order -- Regime Complexity -- African Security in World Affairs: Foreign Military in Africa -- The African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) -- Practicing Regime Complexity -- Innovating Global Order -- Expert Interview: Gilbert Khadiagala -- References -- 4 International Criminal Justice as Normative Order: Africa and the ICC -- How the Court Operates -- The African Union's Challenge to the ICC -- The Cases of Sudan and Kenya: Peace vs Justice -- Diplomatic Immunity and Impunity -- Imperial Justice |
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Africa, Geopolitics and the ICC -- Concluding Observations: Shaping Normative Orders Africa's Non-marginal Role -- Expert Interview: Navi Pillay -- References -- 5 Economics -- Africa's Position in the Global Economic Order -- Shaping the Global Economic Architecture -- African Agency in Trade Talks -- Western Africa -- Southern Africa -- Concluding Observations: Evaluating African Positions in Trade Talks -- Expert Interview: Carlos Lopes -- References -- 6 COVID-19 and Global Order -- The Pandemic Order -- Africa and COVID-19 -- Pandemic Geopolitics: Accelerating Tensions |
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Vaccination and Global Order -- Conclusion -- Expert Interview: Richard Mihigo -- References -- 7 Conclusion: Marginal but Meaningful-Analysing Africa's Role in Global Order -- Africa Operating in the Global Order -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
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. Malte Brosig is Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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International relations.
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Development studies.
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Politics & government.
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Political Science -- International Relations -- General.
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Social Science -- Developing Countries.
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Diplomatic relations
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Economic policy
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Politics and government
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Africa -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001553
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Africa -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001570
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Africa -- Economic policy
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030754099 |
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303075409X |
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