The New Regionalism in Africa

by S÷derbaum,Fredrik

• ISBN13: 9780754632627
• ISBN10: 0754632628
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This edited volume transcends conventional state-centric and formalistic notions of regionalism and theorizes, conceptualizes and analyzes the complexities and contradictions of regionalization processes in contemporary Africa. The collection not only unpacks and theorizes the African state-society complex with regard to new regionalism, but also explicitly integrates the often neglected discourse of human security and human development. In so doing, the book moves the discussion of new regionalism forward.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	vii
List of Figures	viii
List of Contributors	ix
Foreword by Christopher Clapham	xii
Preface by Timothy M. Shaw	xv
Acknowledgments	xviii
List of Abbreviations	xix
1 Introduction: The New Regionalism in Africa
J. Andrew Grant and Fredrik Söderbaum	1	(20)
PART I: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
2 New Regionalism as an Alias: Regionalization Through Trans-State Networks
Daniel C. Bach	21	(10)
3 Weak States, Strong Regimes: Towards a 'Real' Political Economy of African Regionalization
Morten Bøås	31	(16)
4 New Regionalism, States and Non-State Actors in West Africa
Okechukwu C. Iheduru	47	(20)
5 Regional Development-Environment Discourses, Policies and Practices in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa
David Simon	67	(26)
PART II: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
6 Deteriorating Human Security in Kenya: Domestic, Regional and Global Dimensions
Stephen Brown	93	(17)
7 New Regionalism and Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Networks of Plunder and Networks for Peace
Sandra J. MacLean	110	(15)
8 New Regionalism and Micro-Regionalism in South-Western Africa: The Oil-Rich Enclave of Cabinda
J. Andrew Grant	125	(19)
9 Angola after Savimbi: New Hope for the South/Central Region?
J. Zöe Wilson and Arsène Bwenge Mwaka	144	(15)
10 Cold War Regional Hangovers in Southern Africa: Zambian Development Strategies, SADC and the New Regionalism Approach
Eve Sandberg and Naomi Sabel	159	(20)
PART III: CONCLUSIONS
11 Regionalization, the State and Human Security/Development in Africa: Thoughts for Advancing the Debate
Kevin C. Dunn and James J. Hentz	179	(13)
12 The Future of New Regionalism in Africa: Regional Governance, Human Security/Development and Beyond
Timothy M. Shaw, Fredrik Söderbaum, Julius E. Nyang'oro and J. Andrew Grant	192	(15)
Bibliography	207	(32)
Index	239