Key issues in African diplomacy : developments and achievements / Sven Botha and Jo-Ansie van Wyk, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Botha, Sven, editor.

Van Wyk, Jo-Ansie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.) : 1 Black and White

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Bristol University Press, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Africa’s unique position as an international diplomatic actor has not always been given the attention it deserves. This volume bridges this gap by offering a fresh, comprehensive and realistic overview of African diplomacy. The book examines African diplomatic practice. Chapters explore how different types of diplomacy have developed over time, including energy diplomacy, economic diplomacy and quiet diplomacy. Crucially, the book assesses how certain events have allowed Africa to use certain types of diplomacy to yield better outcomes for itself. Including contributions from an international team of scholars, policy makers and experts from the diplomatic world, the book provides a comprehensive guide to African diplomacy and challenges the current dominant usage of Northern perspectives on diplomacy studies.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of Figure and Tables

List of Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introducing African Diplomacy as a Field of Study

An Overview of the Evolution of Diplomacy in Europe and Africa

Common African Positions as Diplomatic Instruments

South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Prospects

Prospects for Smart Diplomacy and Its Use in the Foreign Policies of African Small Island Developing States

Maritime Diplomacy and the African Maritime Agenda

Twitter/X Diplomacy and Its Use and Practice in Africa

The Quiet Diplomacy of the Chibok Abductions

A Diplomatic Conduit: The Role of Science Diplomacy in Africa

Africa’s Health Diplomacy

Ghana’s Cultural Diplomacy

Morocco’s Cultural Diplomacy with Africa

Understanding Knowledge Diplomacy in Africa

African Agency: The Case of Russian Nuclear Programmes in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia

Challenges and Triumphs for Women Leaders in African Diplomacy

African Diplomacy: An Agenda for Practice and Research

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781529222593

1529222591