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.

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?

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / T. Dietz , K. Havnevik , M. Kaag and T. Oestigaard -- 1. African Engagements: On Whose Terms? Africa Negotiating An Emerging Multipolar World / Ton Dietz , Kjell Havnevik , Mayke Kaag and Terje Oestigaard -- 2. Trends In Transnational Political Engagement In Africa: The Promises Of NEPAD / Samuel Teshale Derbe -- 3. Political Topographies Of Private Security In Sub-Saharan Africa / Peer Schouten -- 4. The Neoliberalisation Of Nature In Africa / Bram Büscher -- 5. Foreign Land Acquisitions In Madagascar: Competing Jurisdiction Of Access Claims / Sandra Evers , Perrine Burnod , Rivo Andrianirina Ratsialonana and André Teyssier -- 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 / Wiebe Nauta -- 7. Beyond Negotiating A Multipolar World: Sudan’s Non-Western Development Cooperation Alternative / Mohamed Salih -- 8. How Does The Chinese Involvement In The African Continent Affect African Sovereignty In The Context Of The Changing Nature Of Power? / Sanne Van Der Lugt -- 9. China Into Africa: Conflict Or The Triumph Of Western Order? / Gorm Rye Olsen -- 10. Railway Time: Technology Transfer And The Role Of Chinese Experts In The History Of TAZARA / Liu Haifang and Jamie Monson -- 11. China-Africa Relations: The Relevance Of Strategic Engagement Of African Civil Society Organisations With China / Antony Otieno Ong’ayo -- 12. New Topographies Of Power? Africa Negotiating An Emerging Multipolar World / Simona Vittorini and David Harris -- 13. The Obama Administration’s Engagements In Africa Within Historical Context: Great Expectations Versus Daunting Challenges / Peter J. Schraeder -- 14. Public Policy Formation In Africa In The Wake Of The Global Financial Meltdown: Building Blocks For A New Mind In A Multipolar World / Lloyd G.A. Amoah -- 15. Aligning And Harnessing The Gains Of Globalisation To An African Advantage: Towards ‘Glo-Fricanisation’ / Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi -- 16. Africa In The World: A Historical View / Stephen Ellis -- List Of Contributors / T. Dietz , K. Havnevik , M. Kaag and T. Oestigaard -- Index / T. Dietz , K. Havnevik , M. Kaag and T. Oestigaard.