African Agency in International Politics (Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138830410 ISBN 13: 9781138830417

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This book analyses the rapidly increasing role of African states, leaders and other political actors in international politics in the 21st Century.

In contrast to the conventional approach of studying how external actors impacted on Africa’s international relations, this book seeks to open up a new approach, focusing on the impact of African political actors on international politics. It does this by analysing African agency – the degree to which African political actors have room to manoeuvre within the international system and exert influence internationally, and the uses they make of that room for manoeuvre. Bringing together leading scholars from Africa and Europe to explore the role and conception of African Agency, this book addresses a wide range of issues, from relations with western and non-western donors, Africa’s role in the UN and World Trade Organisation, negotiations over climate change, trade agreements with the European Union, regional diplomatic strategies, the character and extent of African state agency, and agency within corporate social responsibility initiatives.

African Agency in International Politics will be of interest to scholars and students of Africa’s international relations, African politics, development, geography, diplomacy, trade, the environment, political science and security studies.

About this title

About the Author:

William Brown is Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics at The Open University in Milton Keynes, UK.

Sophie Harman is Senior Lecturer in International Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

Review:

'All in all, the volume is a valuable addition to the literature on Africa in the international system for its innovative approach to  the question of power through the framework of agency. It is to be recommended for all those interested in the exercise of international power and agency, as well as area specialists.'

- Meera Sabaratnam, University of London

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1138830410
• ISBN 13: 9781138830417
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Brown William