African engagements : Africa negotiating an emerging multipolar world / / edited by Ton Dietz ... [et al.].

• Superior document: Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, 7
• HerausgeberIn: Dietz, Antonius Johannes, 1951-
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (Series) ; v. 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (398 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; 1. African Engagements: On Whose Terms? Africa Negotiating An Emerging Multipolar World /; 2. Trends In Transnational Political Engagement In Africa: The Promises Of NEPAD /; 3. Political Topographies Of Private Security In Sub-Saharan Africa /; 4. The Neoliberalisation Of Nature In Africa /; 5. Foreign Land Acquisitions In Madagascar: Competing Jurisdiction Of Access Claims /; 6. Mobilising Brazil As ‘Significant Other’ In The Fight For HIV/AIDS Treatment In South Africa: The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) And Its Global Allies /; 7. Beyond Negotiating A Multipolar World: Sudan’s Non-Western Development Cooperation Alternative /; 8. How Does The Chinese Involvement In The African Continent Affect African Sovereignty In The Context Of The Changing Nature Of Power? /; 9. China Into Africa: Conflict Or The Triumph Of Western Order? /; 10. Railway Time: Technology Transfer And The Role Of Chinese Experts In The History Of TAZARA /; 11. China-Africa Relations: The Relevance Of Strategic Engagement Of African Civil Society Organisations With China /; 12. New Topographies Of Power? Africa Negotiating An Emerging Multipolar World /; 13. The Obama Administration’s Engagements In Africa Within Historical Context: Great Expectations Versus Daunting Challenges /; 14. Public Policy Formation In Africa In The Wake Of The Global Financial Meltdown: Building Blocks For A New Mind In A Multipolar World /; 15. Aligning And Harnessing The Gains Of Globalisation To An African Advantage: Towards ‘Glo-Fricanisation’ /; 16. Africa In The World: A Historical View /; List Of Contributors /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283162083; 9786613162083; 9004211373
• ISSN: 1574-6925
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Ton Dietz ... [et al.].

With the end of the Cold War, the world seemed to move from a bipolar to a unipolar system, with the neoliberal West globally imposing its laws. However, it has been acknowledged that other actors, such as China, India and Brazil, have become increasingly influential, helping to lead to a new multipolarity at the global level. The question of what this emerging multipolarity means for Africa is important. Will Africa become crushed in a mounting struggle over raw materials and political hegemony between superpowers and fall victim to a new scramble for Africa? Or does this new historic conjuncture offer African countries and groups greater room for negotiation and manoeuvring, eventually leading to stronger democracy and enhanced growth? The chapters in this volume offer food for thought on how Africa’s engagements with the world are currently being reshaped and revalued, and, importantly—on whose terms?