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 African Engagements: Africa Negotiating an Emerging Multipolar World

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-viii)   (521K)
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    • Contents
    • Figures, Tables And Maps
  • African Engagements: On Whose Terms? Africa Negotiating An Emerging Multipolar World (1-32) by Ton Dietz, Kjell Havnevik, Mayke Kaag and Terje Oestigaard   (219K)
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    • Introduction: A Changing World And Its Consequences
    • African Engagements: The Importance Of Taking African Agency Seriously
    • The Contributions To This Volume: African Engagements, Trajectories And Opportunities In An Emerging Multipolar World
    • References
  • Trends In Transnational Political Engagement In Africa: The Promises Of NEPAD (33-55) by Samuel Teshale Derbe   (197K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Genesis Of NEPAD
    • Local Engagements With NEPAD
    • The Role Of South Africa In NEPAD
    • NEPAD And Transnational Actors In Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Political Topographies Of Private Security In Sub-Saharan Africa (56-83) by Peer Schouten   (511K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Literature Overview And Framework
    • The Political Economy Of Private Security In The DRC
    • The Political Economy Of Private Security In South Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • The Neoliberalisation Of Nature In Africa (84-109) by Bram Büscher   (216K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Africa’s Nature In The Global Imagination
    • The Neoliberalisation Of Nature
    • Important Neoliberal Conservation Tactics
    • Negotiating Neoliberal Conservation?
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Foreign Land Acquisitions In Madagascar: Competing Jurisdiction Of Access Claims (110-132) by Sandra Evers, Perrine Burnod, Rivo Andrianirina Ratsialonana and André Teyssier   (645K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Incoherence Of National Policies: Promoting Foreign Large-Scalel And Acquisitions And Securing Local Land Rights
    • Investors’ Land Access Processes
    • Local Resistance Is Weakened By Competing Interests And Lack Of Information
    • Change Of Legal Forum
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Mobilising Brazil As ‘Significant Other’ In The Fight For HIV/AIDS Treatment In South Africa: The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) And Its Global Allies (133-162) by Wiebe Nauta   (211K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • HIV/AIDS In South Africa And The Treatment Action Campaign
    • Brazil As ‘Significant Other’
    • The Global AIDS Movement As Transnational Activist Network?
    • The Global Treatment Access Network At Work
    • Brazil And The Global Activist Network
    • Discussion And Conclusion
    • References
  • Beyond Negotiating A Multipolar World: Sudan’s Non-Western Development Cooperation Alternative (163-182) by Mohamed Salih   (191K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • The Determinants Of Sudan-Non-Western Cooperation In The New World Order
    • Sudan’s Shift To Non-Western Development Cooperation
    • Economic Growth Amid Brutal Civil Wars And Sanctions
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • How Does The Chinese Involvement In The African Continent Affect African Sovereignty In The Context Of The Changing Nature Of Power? (183-203) by Sanne Van Der Lugt   (173K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • How Does The Chinese Involvement In The African Continent Affect African Sovereignty In The Context Of The Changing Nature Of Power In The World System?
    • The Changing Nature Of Power In The World System
    • Discussion Of ‘The African State’
    • Towards A Multipolar World Order
    • China’s Role In The Changing Power Of African Nation States To Exercise Sovereignty
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • China Into Africa: Conflict Or The Triumph Of Western Order? (204-225) by Gorm Rye Olsen   (163K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • China Into Africa: Conflict Or Cooperation?
    • The Theoretical Framework
    • Interests And Aims
    • Security Interventions
    • The African Union In Conflict Management Missions
    • Development Aid Interventions
    • NEPAD And Economic Development
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Railway Time: Technology Transfer And The Role Of Chinese Experts In The History Of TAZARA (226-251) by Liu Haifang and Jamie Monson   (192K)
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    • TAZARA And The Rhythm Of Time: 1968-2010
    • Workers And Mentors
    • From Construction To Operations In The 1970s
    • Liberalisation And Layoffs In The 1980s
    • Commercialisation In The 1990s
    • Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
    • References
  • China-Africa Relations: The Relevance Of Strategic Engagement Of African Civil Society Organisations With China (252-279) by Antony Otieno Ong’ayo   (230K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • The Debate Over The Presence Of China In Africa
    • Perspectives On China-Africa Relations
    • Why It Is Important For African CSOs To Engage With China?
    • Recent Initiatives In The Civil Society-Academic Dialogue On China-Africa Relations
    • How Do Civil Society Organisations Work In China And Africa?
    • What Are The Challenges And Lessons For Civil Society Engagement In China-Africa Relations?
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • New Topographies Of Power? Africa Negotiating An Emerging Multipolar World (280-299) by Simona Vittorini and David Harris   (181K)
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    • Abstract
    • New And Rising Indian Interest In Africa
    • Skewed Relations
    • A Changed Environment
    • Indian Claims Of Exceptionalism
    • India’s Relationship And The New South
    • African Governmental Responses
    • Responses To Indian Rhetoric
    • Responses To Indian Ideology
    • Responses To India And China In A Multipolar World
    • A Changing Political Arena?
    • References
  • The Obama Administration’s Engagements In Africa Within Historical Context: Great Expectations Versus Daunting Challenges (300-324) by Peter J. Schraeder   (185K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Historical Context Of US Foreign Policy Toward Africa
    • Constraints On Obama Administration Foreign Policy Toward Africa
    • Emerging Trends In Obama Foreign Policy Toward Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Public Policy Formation In Africa In The Wake Of The Global Financial Meltdown: Building Blocks For A New Mind In A Multipolar World (325-345) by Lloyd G.A. Amoah   (199K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • The Neoliberal Project: Historical Antecedents
    • The Neoliberal Project Unleashed: Of Nodes And Networks
    • Post-Independence Public Policy Formation In Africa: The Search For Autonomy
    • 3G Public Policy Formation In Africa: The Neoliberal Vise-Grip
    • The Chink In The Neoliberal Armour
    • A Multipolar World: The Ideational Sub-Text
    • Towards A New Mind: Building Blocks For A Post-Financial Meltdown Public Policy Formation Framework In Africa
    • Possibilities And First Principles: The Rise Of Africa’s Neo-Elites
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Aligning And Harnessing The Gains Of Globalisation To An African Advantage: Towards ‘Glo-Fricanisation’ (346-363) by Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi   (164K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • The Idea Of Globalisation And Its Implication For African Humanity
    • Globalisation And The African Irony
    • Globalisation And The Need For An Alternative Ideological Response
    • Critical Review Of Pan-Africanism In Relation To Globalisation
    • Glo-Fricanisation As A Pragmatic Response To The Challenges Of Globalisation In Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Africa In The World: A Historical View (364-376) by Stephen Ellis   (129K)
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • The Continuity Of Colonial Rule
    • The Contemporary Phase
    • A Challenge To Academia
    • References
  • List Of Contributors (377-384)   (119K)
  • Index (385-390)   (71K)