Contemporary Africa and the foreseeable world order / edited by Francis Onditi [and three others] ; foreword by Abu Bah.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Onditi, Francis, 1981- editor.

Bah, Abu, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Globalization.

International economic relations.

Africa--Foreign relations--21st century.

Africa.

Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa--Economic integration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Contemporary Africa and the Foreseeable World Order brings together rich and diverse contributions from seasoned scholars from around the globe. Anchored in a wide array of disciplinary perspectives, the contributors explore the interesting and complex dynamics at play in Africa's interactions with the rest of the world--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Abu Bah

Preface: Accolade to Professor P. G. Okoth: an icon in international relations and diplomatic history / Edmond Were and Francis Onditi

Introduction: Contemporary Africa and the foreseeable world order / Francis Onditi, Gilad Ben-Nun, Cristina D'Alessandro, and Zach Levey

Rethinking the new world order and its implications for Africa / Tom Ondicho

Africa and the remaking of global order / Tim Murithi

Toward a new peace and security agenda : contributions from Pan Africanism / Cheryl Hendricks

The AU's new funding mechanisms : self-financing at last? / Kasaija Apuuli

Can the African Union innovate in conflict prevention? Evidence from mediation and preventing and countering violent extremism / Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Giovanna Kuele

Antidotes to extremism : Africa's refugee hospitality paradigm / Gilad Ben-Nun

Relational African values between nations : bringing communion to the global order / Thaddeus Metz

Between atavism and modernity : Sub-Saharan Africa's strained relationship with constitutionalism / Tom Syring

Another round of plunder? China, Africa, and international politics through the lens of the Mugabe government, ca. 2000 to 2016 / Wesley Mwatwara and Ushehwedu Kufakurinani

How "organized hypocrisy" within the standby force is pulling African institutions from the global influence / Francis Onditi

Balance of power and the 2017 African Union commission elections / Kizito Sabala

Hydropolitics of resource exploration in eastern Africa / Edmond Were

Politics of oil in eastern Africa : does it present another geopolitical pivot? / Paul Opondo

State-led development in Ethiopia : a failing legacy or an existential threat to the nation? / Frew Yirgalem

Regime construction and sustainable stability in the Nile Basin : the East African community multilateral diplomacy in a theoretical context / Korwa Adar and Mercy Kaburu

The future of Kiswahili is bright : the potential of East Africa's lingua franca in the emerging world order / Ken Walibora

Kenya's national security and international refugee law in the dynamic world order / Ken Oluoch

Can "African centered journalism" contain the terror threats in the new world order? / Fredrick Ogenga

African foreign policy making in the African Union : peace and security / Solomon Dersso

Kenya's foreign policy (2013-2017) and African renaissance / Rosemary Anyona

The making of "gender diplomacy" as a foreign policy pillar in Kenya and Namibia / Francis Onditi

Conclusion: Contemporary Africa and the foreseeable world order / Francis Onditi, Gilad Ben-Nun, Cristina D'Alessandro, and Zach Levey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-9811-0