The Governance, Security and Development Nexus

Africa Rising
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-49347-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 397 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 663 g

This edited book analyses the changing links between governance, security and development in Africa as they relate to the narrative that contemporary Africa has made remarkable progress in recent years, a phenomenon popularly known as “Africa rising.” The book presents a rigorous evaluation of the Africa rising debate and consequently offers innovative policy guidelines for Africa’s governance and development transformation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Omeje, Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Chapter 1. Africa Rising? Exploring the Governance, Security and Development Nexus.- Chapter 2. Africa Rising: Looking Back to African Antecedents to Look Ahead Re-Imagining Africa.- Chapter 3. Interrogating the Political Economy of Africa Rising: Who are the “African Tigers”?.- Chapter 4. Africa - EU Relations and the Politics of International Development.- Chapter 5. Africa - US Relations: The Politics of Trade, Investment and Security.- Chapter 6. The Political Economy of Africa’s Relations with China.- Chapter 7. Foreign Direct Investments and Africa Rising: A Critical Assessment.- Chapter 8. Regional Trade and Security Cooperation in Africa: A Study of ECOWAS.- Chapter 9. Trade and Security Cooperation in the SADC Region.- Chapter 10. Managing Regional Trade and Security in the Maghreb Union after the Arab Spring.- Chapter 11. The African Union and Politics of Regional Integration.- Chapter 12. Placing Ethiopia’s Economic Growth in the Context of the Africa Rising Debate.- Chapter 13. Negotiating the Tension between Democracy and Development.- Chapter 14: Assessing the Implications of Security – Development Nexus on State.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth Omeje is Director, Manifold Crown Research and Training Consult in Bradford, UK; Visiting Professor of Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna.