Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century : between ambition and pragmatism / edited by Danielle Beswick, Jonathan Fisher and Stephen R. Hurt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beswick, Danielle, editor.

Fisher, Jonathan, 1985- editor.

Hurt, Stephen R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Africa.

Great Britain.

Africa--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century provides the first analysis of UK-Africa policy in the era of austerity, Conservative government and Brexit. It explores how Britain's relationship with Africa has evolved since the days of Blair, Brown and 'Make Poverty History' and examines how a changing UK political environment, and international context, has impacted upon this longstanding - and deeply complex - relationship. This edited collection includes contributions from leading UK- and Africa-based scholars, as well as from Chatham House's Africa Programme Head and the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Africa.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and tables

Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction: UK Africa policy in the twenty first century: business as usual?

Part I Africa in UK international relations: trade, aid, development and security

1 The evolution of UK policy to Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2019

2 Africa’s trade with Brexit Britain: neo-colonialism encounters regionalism?

3 The UK and Africa relations: construction of the African Union’s peace and security structures

4 The securitisation of UK aid and DFID programmes in Africa: a comparative case study of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

5 The UK and peacekeeping operations on the African continent

Part II Africa and UK actors: parties, publics and civil society

6 Rehabilitating the ‘nasty party’? The Conservative Party and Africa from opposition to government

7 Labour, international development and Africa: policy rethinking in opposition

8 The mixed fortunes of African development campaigning under austerity and the Conservatives

9 British campaigns for African development: the Trade Justice Movement

10 International development NGOs, representations in fundraising appeals and public attitudes in UK–Africa relations

Conclusions: aspects of continuity and change after New Labour

Index

Notes:

MUP 2020 titles.

Made available via: manchesterhive.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 30, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526160331

1526160331

9781526134141

1526134144

OCLC:

1149150230