Africa in Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century

Abegunrin, Olayiwola

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“…Conversely, the inherent theoretical flaws of liberalism and its variants make it incapable of explaining African agency. For example, the flawed assumption of considering 'unequals' as 'equals' while selectively ignoring the effects of 'unequal exchanges', slavery, colonialism, and dependency that have reproduced chaos, dependency, poverty, and misery (Abegunrin, 2009) as captured by 'the Lost Decades' of the 1980s and 1990s in Africa due to the neoliberal conditionalities of structural adjustment programs (SAP) of the World Bank (Arrighi, 2002).…”

Section: Theories Of International Relationsmentioning

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The African Union as Collective Norm Entrepreneur in Strategic Engagements of External Powers and Africa

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2022

Uluslararası İlişkiler Ve Diplomasi

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Since 2000, both emerging powers like China and India and established powers like the EU and the US were voraciously seeking close relations with Africa, and the African Union was playing a coordinating role in managing the ensuing relationships. However, the role of the AU as a collective African norm entrepreneur has not been recognized due to the theoretical limitations imposed by the mainstream theories of IR. This study used ‘Subsidiarity Norm Theory’ to find out collective African agency in the progressively evolving relations using data collected from treaties, policy statements, press releases, other relevant documents, and policy actions. This study found that the AU was emerging as the premier norm entrepreneur in international politics of Africa despite the difficult challenges posed by factors such as limited organizational capacity, the opportunistic actions of some of its members, and interventions by external powers that encroach on its coordinating role. Actions of the AU and consequent intersubjectively evolving relations with emerging powers like China also reveal that the AU was both responding to emerging powers' policy initiatives and constituting the terms of the engagements.

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Section: Theories Of International Relationsmentioning

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The African Union as Collective Norm Entrepreneur in Strategic Engagements of External Powers and Africa

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2022

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“…Widely defended by Thabo Mbeki 2 , as seen in the speech delivered at the United Nations University in 1998 entitled The African Renaissance, South Africa and the World, the African Renaissance is commonly related to a set of external and internal dynamics that, from the late 1990s, unleashed a series of favourable opportunities to the African continent (Mbeki 1998). Externally, this scenario was the result of the interest of traditional and emerging powers in strengthening ties with African countries (Abegunrin 2009). In that sense, the creation of the Initiative for Africa, developed by the Clinton administration, and of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), can be highlighted.…”

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Africa’s Strategies of Development and International Insertion: The Hybridity of Agenda 2063

Oliveira

Otavio

2021

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The present work discusses the evolution of the development and international insertion strategies adopted by nations in the African continent since the mid-20th century, period during which they began to achieve formal independence. In this context, supported by a literature review and official documents issued by African international organisations, the aim of this analysis is to understand the meaning and the importance of Agenda 2063 for this issue. Based on this analysis, the article proposes to demonstrate that such an agenda represents the inauguration of a new development and international insertion strategy in the continent, a hybrid one, that reconciles elements of two of the previously adopted approaches: the strategies of contestation and of mutual and shared responsibility.

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“…O continente Africano atravessa atualmente a terceira fase da chamada "Scramble for África", motivada por razões geopolíticas, geoeconômicas e geoestratégicas, fazendo com que as maiores potências internacionais estejam cada vez mais atentas às dinâmicas nesta região; no sentido em que os recursos minerais e energéticos ocupam um lugar central neste novo posicionamento (Abegunrin 2009). Estas facilidades continentais, associadas às fragilidades estruturais e sociopolíticas, intensificam o interesse que as regiões africanas despertam para os atores externos, tornando-as "apetecíveis" para as principais potências internacionais, nomeadamente para aquelas interessadas na exploração dos seus recursos naturais, e para os principais agentes do crime organizado.…”

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“…Com doze Estados costeiros, os oceanos têm um valor econômico incomensurável para a região do GG, representando, desde logo, um dos maiores ativos para as suas economias. Contudo, na maior parte dos casos, este potencial econômico continua por explorar, sobretudo devido às inúmeras vulnerabilidades internas, como a fraca autoridade estatal, os escassos recursos existentes e, consequentemente, o deficiente patrulhamento dos espaços marítimos (Abegunrin 2009). Esta região, marcada pela guerra, instabilidade sociopolítica e pobreza extrema, confrontada com a porosidade das suas fronteiras e a extensa linha costeira, deficientemente vigiadas, tem enfrentado várias atividades ilegais, onde se destaca: a pirataria; o terrorismo marítimo; a pesca INN; o narcotráfico; o contrabando de pessoas, armamentos, medicamentos e de diamantes; o roubo de petróleo e de carga; os derrames de substâncias; entre outras manifestações da criminalidade no mar.…”

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A Insegurança Marítima Na África Subsariana E Os Seus Reflexos Na Economia Dos Estados

Ginga

2021

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It seems clear that African leaders are not aware of the maritime dimension of their states, which has led to a subordination of maritime affairs compared to land issues, as it is essential that African states begin to take concrete steps in order to establish, on the continent, a true maritime security and defense architecture, with the aim of making the best use of the opportunities offered by the oceans, in the name of the interests of these States. The approach was possible, using a bibliographic and documentary review, through a qualitative methodology, following a deductive reasoning.

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Africa in Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century

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The African Union as Collective Norm Entrepreneur in Strategic Engagements of External Powers and Africa

The African Union as Collective Norm Entrepreneur in Strategic Engagements of External Powers and Africa

Africa’s Strategies of Development and International Insertion: The Hybridity of Agenda 2063

A Insegurança Marítima Na África Subsariana E Os Seus Reflexos Na Economia Dos Estados

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