Africa and the North: Between Globalization and Marginalization (The New International Relations)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Series editor’s preface......Page 8
Notes on contributors......Page 10
1 Global politics and Africa – and Africa in international relations theory......Page 11
Africa in IR theory 1960–90......Page 12
The changing nature of the international system......Page 15
The changing nature of the African state......Page 17
Africa and the North......Page 20
References......Page 22
The politics of post-colonialism......Page 25
The decay of the post-colonial order......Page 27
The politics of conditionality......Page 29
African responses......Page 31
Africa in global politics......Page 34
References......Page 37
Determinants of French Africa policy......Page 38
Policy-making in Françafrique......Page 39
Cautious adjustment of the Africa policy......Page 41
The main elements of French Africa policy......Page 42
The challenge of security......Page 43
The challenge of development......Page 44
The challenge of state-building......Page 46
The challenge of democracy......Page 47
Concluding reflections......Page 48
References......Page 49
Historical context......Page 51
Constraints on change......Page 54
The executive......Page 55
The civil service......Page 56
Britain’s policy style......Page 57
Autocratic and corrupt government......Page 58
Civil, ethnic and regional conflict......Page 59
Poverty and economic failure......Page 61
Conclusion: whither British African policy?......Page 62
References......Page 63
Newspapers......Page 64
Introduction......Page 65
Accommodation with African aspirations......Page 66
Cautious engagement 1990 to the present......Page 67
Post September 11......Page 68
Policy-making......Page 69
Institutional structure......Page 70
Institutional structure......Page 71
Congressional and special interest influences......Page 72
Conflict management......Page 73
Democracy promotion......Page 74
African Growth and Opportunity Act......Page 75
US–Africa relations and HIV/Aids......Page 76
References......Page 77
Introduction......Page 80
Nascent relations between Africa and Japan (1960–72)......Page 81
Search for resource security in Africa (1973–79)......Page 82
African economic stagnation and increased Japanese aid flows to Africa (1980–90)......Page 83
Era of direct Japanese involvement in African affairs (1991–present)......Page 84
Responses to Africa’s challenges......Page 86
Political goals......Page 88
Conclusion......Page 89
References......Page 90
Policy phases......Page 92
Policy-making......Page 95
Responding to Africa’s challenges......Page 99
References......Page 102
Introduction......Page 104
EU decision-making structures and ‘European interests’ in Africa......Page 105
European–African relations during the Cold War......Page 106
Promotion of democracy: high profile, low priority......Page 107
The 1995 mid-term review......Page 108
Negotiating Lomé V – post 2000......Page 109
Africa and the development of a European foreign policy......Page 111
EU–African relations after September 11, 2001......Page 112
Conclusions......Page 113
References......Page 114
Journals and newspapers......Page 116
Introduction......Page 117
Perceptions of the United Nations......Page 118
The decision-making structure of the United Nations......Page 119
UN peacekeeping in Africa......Page 120
Post Cold War interventions......Page 121
New trends in UN peacekeeping?......Page 123
The UN’s development efforts in Africa......Page 125
Emergencies and refugees......Page 127
Concluding remarks......Page 129
References......Page 130
10 Africa and the North......Page 132
References......Page 138
Index......Page 140