The Governance, Security and Development Nexus, 1st ed. 2021 Africa Rising

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateur : Omeje Kenneth

Couverture de l’ouvrage The Governance, Security and Development Nexus

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This edited book analyses the changing links between governance, security and development in Africa as they relate to the narrative that contemporary Africa has made remarkable progress in recent years, a phenomenon popularly known as ?Africa rising.? The book presents a rigorous evaluation of the Africa rising debate and consequently offers innovative policy guidelines for Africa?s governance and development transformation.

Introduction..- Chapter 1. Africa Rising? Exploring the Governance, Security and Development Nexus.- Chapter 2. Africa Rising: Looking Back to African Antecedents to Look Ahead Re-Imagining Africa.- Chapter 3. Interrogating the Political Economy of Africa Rising: Who are the “African Tigers”?.- Chapter 4. Africa - EU Relations and the Politics of International Development.- Chapter 5. Africa - US Relations: The Politics of Trade, Investment and Security.- Chapter 6. The Political Economy of Africa’s Relations with China.- Chapter 7. Foreign Direct Investments and Africa Rising: A Critical Assessment.- Chapter 8. Regional Trade and Security Cooperation in Africa: A Study of ECOWAS.- Chapter 9. Trade and Security Cooperation in the SADC Region.- Chapter 10. Managing Regional Trade and Security in the Maghreb Union after the Arab Spring.- Chapter 11. The African Union and Politics of Regional Integration..- Chapter 12. Placing Ethiopia’s Economic Growth in the Context of the Africa Rising Debate.- Chapter 13. Negotiating the Tension between Democracy and Development.- Chapter 14: Assessing the Implications of Security – Development Nexus on State.- Conclusion.

Kenneth Omeje is Director, Manifold Crown Research and Training Consult in Bradford, UK; Visiting Professor of Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna.

Analyses the changing links between governance, security and development in Africa Evaluates the academic and policy debate about "African rising" Presents innovative policy guidelines for Africa’s governance and development transformation