Africa in World Politics: Sustaining Reform in a Turbulent World Order

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
List of Acronyms
Part I: The Contemporary Context in Historical Perspective
	Chapter 1: Africa in World Politics: Sustaining Reform in a Turbulent World Order
		Women’s Political Empowerment
		Climate Change
		Rights-Based International Order
		Building Viable Political Economies
		China in Africa
		Democracy and the State
		Elusive Reconstruction of the African State
		Note
	Chapter 2: Africa in the Modern World System and Global Orders
		Introduction
		The Four Major Structural Adjustments of African Economies and Lives
		Conceptual Framing
		Historical Framing
		The Limits of Decolonization
		Coloniality of Markets and Market Fundamentalism
		Conclusion
		References
Part II: Building Viable Political Economies
	Chapter 3: Africa and the Global Economy after Aid Dependence
		Introduction
		Trends in Foreign Aid
		The Evolution of Foreign Direct Investment
		The Evolution of Africa’s International Trade
		Implications of These Trends
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4: States, Markets, and Financial Liberalization in Africa
		Introduction
		The Context for Entrepreneurial Governance
		Types of Public Investment Vehicles and Sources of Funding
			Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, State Owned Enterprises and “Partystatals”
			Public Pension Funds and Social Security
			Parastatals and “Party-Statals” as Investors
		Where Are Governments Investing and Who Benefits?
			The Allure of Offshore
			Assessing Entrepreneurial Governance
		Conclusion
		Notes
	Chapter 5: Women and Politics in Africa
		Introduction
		Changes after 1990
		Women Heads of State
			Vice Presidents
		Prime Ministers
		Female Ministers
		Ambassadors
		Legislative Representation
			Quotas
			Colonial Legacies in Female Legislative Representation
			Speakers of the House
		Judiciary
		Political Participation
		African Women in Regional and International Governance
		Conclusions
		Bibliography
	Chapter 6: Third Wave Democracy and the State in Sub-Saharan Africa
		Legacies of Authoritarian Rule in Sub-Sahara
			Sub-Saharan Africa’s Democratic Record, 2006–2021
			Dimensions of African Democratic Performance
		Citizen Perceptions of Democratic Performance
		Support for Core Democratic State Institutions
		Conclusions
		Notes
Part III: In Search of Elusive State Reconstruction
	Chapter 7: The International Factor in African Warfare
		Warfare and the Crisis of Patronage Politics
		Warfare, World Politics, and Twenty-First-Century State-Building
		Warfare, World Politics, and Twenty-First-Century State Collapse
		World Politics and the Future of African Wars
		Notes
	Chapter 8: The Great Lakes Region: Thirty Years of Instability
		Introduction
		State failure
		Territorial extension of civil wars
		Shifting alliances
		Profitability of war
		Local dynamics
		Impunity
		Conclusion
		Notes
	Chapter 9: The Politics of Climate Change in Africa
		Introduction
		The Global Politics of Climate Change in Africa
		International Politics of Climate Change
		The Domestic Politics of Climate Change
		Local Politics of Climate Change in Africa
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Bibliography
	Chapter 10: The Politics of Democratization and the State of the State in the Sahel
		“Transitions” and the Politics of Democratization
		Measuring Progress
		Stress-Testing Sahelian States: The Emergence and Regionalization of the Security Crisis
		Political Origins of State Fragility: Unpacking Variation
		Between Perpetual Crisis and New Possibilities
		Notes
		References
Part IV: Engaging the International Community Anew
	Chapter 11: The Diplomacy of African Conflicts
		Diplomacy in Entropy
			Security
			Insurgencies
			Mediation
			Interests and Principles
		Conclusion
		Looking Ahead
		Note
		References
	Chapter 12: China in Africa
		Introduction
		Chinese Interests in Africa
		Implementing the Relationship
		China–Africa Trade
		China’s Equity Investment in Africa
		Chinese Financing and Infrastructure Construction
		China as a Source of African Debt
		Development Assistance
		Soft Power and Propaganda
		Security Engagement and Hard Power
		Looking Forward
		Notes
	Chapter 13: Peacebuilding and Democracy after War: Taking Stock
		Introduction
		Backdrop
		Electoral Politics and the Long Path to Peace: What Role for Former Rebel Groups?
		Post-Rebel Parties in Africa
		Stalled Transitions, Insider ‘Rebels,’ Weak Parties
		Dominant Parties
		Liberia and Sierra Leone
		Post-Rebel Parties in Polarized Arenas: Renamo and UNITA
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 14: African Union 2.0: Relaunching the Pan-African Project
		Introduction
		Financial Reform
			Financial Dependency
			The Financial Reform Package
			Reform Results So Far
		Institutional Reform
			Restructuring the AU Commission
			Elections for New AU Commission
			African Union and RECs
			Relations between AU Commission and AU Member States
		The African Continental Free Trade Area
			Trade Integration and Inter-Regional Trade
			AfCFTA Ratification Process
			AfCFTA Implementation
		Regionalism at Work: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
			Lessons Learned from the Ebola
			Establishing Africa CDC
			COVID-19 Governance
		Strategic Partnerships
			Partners from the Global South
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 15: Reconciling Sovereignty with Responsibility: A Basis for International Humanitarian Action
		Introduction
		The Magnitude of the Crisis
		Recasting Sovereignty as Responsibility: Personal Reflections
		Addressing the Causes of Conflict
		Operational Strategies of Intervention
		Conclusion
		Notes
Index