Integration regionale, democratie et panafricanisme. Paradigmes anciens, nouveaux defis

Integration regionale, democratie et panafricanisme. Paradigmes anciens, nouveaux defis
Author: Alexis Adand
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2007-11-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 2869784074

" ""The 30th Anniversary of CODESRIA, held in Dakar in December 2003 under the theme """"Intellectuals, Nationalism and the Pan-African Ideal"""", yielded an impressive crop of papers. This book brings together eight of the numerous papers presented on Regional Integration, Democracy and Pan-Africanism, amongst which are those by Bernard Founou-Tchuigoua, Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan and Alexis Adand?. Each author explores from a special angle questions related to regional integration, democracy or Pan-Africanism. The contributions explore the diversity of paradigms which have been forged or applied on the African continent during the last century, especially in the course of the liberation movement and early post- independence era. Indeed, these paradigms, which largely remain relevant, are re-appraised in the light of contemporary realities."""

Crossing the Line in Africa

Crossing the Line in Africa
Author: Ambe Ngwa
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2019-01-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9956550787

This book explores a collective understanding of the perception and treatment of borders in Africa. The notion of boundary is universal as boundaries are also an important part of human social organization. Through the ages, boundaries have remained the container by which national space is delineated and contained. For as long as there has been human society based on territoriality and space, there have been boundaries. With their dual character of exclusivism and inclusivism, states have proven to adopt a more structural approach to the respect of the former in consciousness of the esteem of international law governing sovereignty and territorial integrity. However, frontier peoples and their realities have often opted for the latter situation, imposing a more functionalist perception of these imaginary lines and prompting a border opinion shift to a more blurring form of representation and meaning in most African communities. This collective multidisciplinary effort of understanding how tangible and intangible borders have influenced Africas attitude and existence for ages is worthy in its own rights. The difference between what borders are and what they are not to a people is the mere product of their own estimations and practices, a disposition that leads the contributors to this book to study borders beyond states or nations and how borders are crossed or transferred from one point to the other for the convenience of their histories and being.

Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy
Author: Victor Nwaozichi Chibundu
Publisher: Spectrum Books
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This work presents the author's position on the consistency and continuity of Nigeria's foreign policy from independence until the present, with particular reference to his country's relationship with China. Individual chapters cover foreign policy, economic diplomacy, and cultural diplomacy. The author was formerly an ambassador in the Nigerian Foreign Service, and now works as a consultant on international affairs to a voluntary organsation promoting Chinese-Nigerian relations.

Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies

Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
Author: Thomas Matyók
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2011-05-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0739149628

Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy, edited by Thomas Maty-k, Jessica Senehi, and Sean Byrne, discusses critical issues in the emerging field of Peace and Conflict Studies, and suggests a framework for the future development of the field and the education of its practitioners and academics. Contributors to the book are recognized scholars and practitioners in their respective fields. The authors take an holistic approach to the study, analysis, and resolution of conflict at the micro, meso, macro, and mega levels.

Revised Treaty

Revised Treaty
Author: Economic Community of West African States
Publisher: Presses de L'Ub
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1995
Genre: Law
ISBN:

International Development in a Changing World

International Development in a Changing World
Author: Theo Papaioannou
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2013-02-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1780932359

International Development in a Changing World introduces key issues, debates and ideas about development in the 21st century. Uniquely interweaving international relations and development studies, the authorial team examines the contested concepts of poverty, inequality and livelihood, and the emergence of 'new powers' that will affect the architecture of international development. Themes of power and agency, history and scale integrate the many stories of development covered in the book, highlighting development as a complex process of change and interaction between people as well as between people and institutions, including governments and non-governmental organizations. Interdisciplinary in character, the book incorporates theories and tools from across the social sciences to provide a more holistic understanding of the social, economic and political transformations involved than most textbooks in the field can offer. Chapters are designed to inform policy and practice, moving from the theoretical to look closely, using a series of case studies, at the deliberate actions of people to improve their livelihoods, communities and societies. International Development in a Changing World is the first of two books in The Open University's International Development series. Whether used as a stand-alone text, or alongside its companion text: New Perspectives in International Development, this is an ideal introduction to the field for students of International Development, International Relations, Global Politics and Global Social Policy.

Protected Area Management

Protected Area Management
Author: Barbara Sladonja
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012-08-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 953510697X

Protected areas are at the base of the most national and international conservation strategies. Due to the many unpredictable elements in ecology matters, each protected area requires a case-specific set of guidelines but a common issue is how to cope with human interaction. The management of protected areas is replete with challenges and the only way to gain understanding and achieve greater management possibilities is to exchange experiences and knowledge. Environmental managers are aware of that and together with scientists are looking for more modern and better solutions, both with respect to natural resources and human interactions in many issues regarding nature protection. This publication presents reviews and research results on protected areas management, as well as 12 case studies derived from around the world with the aim of improving management effectiveness of the protected areas.

New Perspectives in International Development

New Perspectives in International Development
Author: Melissa Butcher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2013-02-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1780932480

New Perspectives in International Development focuses on the latest thinking in the field, moving the debate into areas such as the connection between security, conflict, and development, managing energy crises, the impact of environmental and climate change, and the role that technology can play in alleviating these challenges. The book explores the theme of development as a process of change; as historical transformation in relation to contested sites of power; it considers how human agency can affect change and the different scales, from the local to the transnational, at which change can occur. The interaction between these threads highlights the complex processes involved in international development that cannot be understood in isolation. Writers bring their own theoretical and empirical tools from social sciences including geography, politics, economics and environmental science. Chapters move from the theoretical to include case studies, placing theory in the context of the deliberate actions of people to improve their lives. The book concludes by suggesting possible ways forward to link development theories, models and practices. New Perspectives in International Development is the second of two books in The Open University's International Development series.