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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.

• Cover
• Contemporary Africa and the Foreseeable World Order
• Contemporary Africa and the Foreseeable World Order
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: African States and Actions toward A Normative Agenda
• Introduction
  • Contemporary Africa and the Foreseeable World Order
    • African Contemporary Realities and the Global World
    • References
• Chapter 1
  • Rethinking the New World Order and Its Implications for Africa
    • What Is Meant by the New World Order?
    • Africa: Economic and Sociopolitical Context
    • The Colonial Legacy and Challenge of Overcoming Eurocentric Thinking
    • Opportunities: Africa as the Last Frontier
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 2
  • Africa and the Remaking of Global Order
    • Power Politics and the Failure to Maintain Global Order
    • The Invention of the United Nations and the Promise of Global Order
    • Africa and the Legacy of Global Exclusion
    • Pan-African Efforts to Reform the UN Security Council
    • African Perspectives on the Remaking of Global Order
    • Enhancing Africa’s Global Agency
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 3
  • Toward a New Peace and Security Agenda
    • Conflict Management Approaches and Mechanisms
    • Pan-Africanism and Peace and Security in Africa
    • The African Union’s Peace and Security Architecture
    • Conclusion: Toward a New Conflict Management Framework for Africa
    • NOTE
    • References
• Chapter 4
  • The AU’s New Funding Mechanisms
    • Context
    • African Union Mission in Somalia
    • Factors affecting AU Financing
    • Search for Alternative Sources of Funding
    • The New Funding Mechanism and Kagame’s Reform Proposals
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 5
  • Can the African Union Innovate in Conflict Prevention?
    • (Re)Defining Conflict Prevention
    • Conflict Prevention Debates in Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 6
  • Antidotes to Extremism
    • The Limitations Inherent to Explanations Premised upon the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention
    • Africa and the Near East’s Socio-Anthropological “Heroic Hospitality” Pattern
    • Recurring Instances of African-enabled Refugee Asylums: Morocco and Ethiopia
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 7
  • Relational African Values between Nations
    • Individualism and Relationalism in Ethics
    • Communal Relationship in Sub-Saharan Philosophy
    • How to Commune at the Global Level
    • Conclusion
    • NOTE
    • References
• Part II: Africa
• Chapter 8
  • Between Atavism and Modernity
    • Democratic Regression in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Constitutional Genesis as an Explanation for “Presidential Inertia”
    • States and Their Leaders Do Care about Their (International) Reputation
    • Unintended Consequences: Military versus Constitutional Coups d’état
    • Constitutionalism in Africa and the Future of the Continent
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 9
  • Another Round of Plunder?
    • Zimbabwe’s “Look East Policy” versus China’s Policy on Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 10
  • How “Organized Hypocrisy” within the Standby Force Is Pulling African Institutions from the Global Influence
    • ASF Institutional Evolution
    • Is There Evidence of OH within ASF?
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 11
  • Balance of Power and the 2017 African Union Commission Elections
    • Balance of Power
    • The Structure of the AUC Elections and the 2017 Polls
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 12
  • Hydropolitics of Resource Exploration in Eastern Africa
    • Hydropolitics on Shared Waters
    • Realpolitik on Shared Waters
    • Regional Race for Natural Resources
    • Conflicts on Minor Transboundary Water Bodies
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 13
  • Politics of Oil in Eastern Africa
    • Balance of Power and Oil Market Place
    • Evolution of Oil Exploration and Infrastructural Development in East Africa
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 14
  • State-Led Development in Ethiopia
    • The Politics of Africa’s Development
    • The Politics of Development in Ethiopia
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Part III: Africa’s Innovative Strategies toward Foreseeable Foreign Policies
• Chapter 15
  • Regime Construction and Sustainable Stability in the Nile Basin
    • International Regime: A Theoretical Framework for Analysis
    • The EAC-NBI Regime Construction Nexus in the River Nile Basin Region
    • The Doctrine of Equitable and Reasonable Utilization
    • The EAC and the Nile River Basin International Regime Construction: Toward Incremental Multilateral Diplomacy
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 16
  • The Future of Kiswahili Is Bright
    • Kiswahili and Pan-Africanism
    • Dimensions of Kiswahili in the International Relations
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 17
  • Kenya’s National Security and International Refugee Law in the Dynamic World Order
    • Relevant Provisions of International Law
    • Policy Responses to Security Concerns
    • Africa’s Normative Power Agenda and Refugee Protection
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 18
  • Can “African Centered Journalism” Contain the Terror Threats in the New World Order?
    • Terrorism as Political Communication
    • Framing Terrorism and Insecurity
    • Media as a Tool for Countering Violent Extremism
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 19
  • African Foreign Policy Making in the African Union
    • The Context: African Foreign Policy Making on Peace and Security in the AU
    • The Normative and Institutional Framework of African Foreign Policy Making on Security in the AU
    • The Mechanisms for African Foreign Policy Making in the AU: The PSC and the AU Assembly
    • The Major Role Players in African Foreign Policy Making in the AU on Security
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 20
  • Kenya’s Foreign Policy (2013–2017) and African Renaissance
    • Kenya’s Foreign Policy in the Context of the African Renaissance
    • African Renaissance and Kenya’s Pre-2013 Foreign Policy
    • Leading Africa Out of the Rome Statute?
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Chapter 21
  • The Making of “Gender Diplomacy” as a Foreign Policy Pillar in Kenya and Namibia
    • Framing Gender within the Foreign Policy Praxis
    • The Gender “Emptiness” in the Foreign Policies
    • Mainstreaming “Gender Diplomacy” in the Foreign Policy Framework
    • Conclusion
    • References
• Conclusion
  • Contemporary Africa and the Foreseeable World Order
    • References
• Index
• About the Contributors