Regionalism in Africa : genealogies, institutions and trans-state networks /: genealogies, institutions and trans-state networks. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel C. Bach.
• Authors: Bach, Daniel
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: a world of regionalisms; Waves of regionalism: moment and momentum; The regionalism-regionalisation nexus; The African maze; 2. Amalgamation and hysteresis; Colonial partition and amalgamation policies; Integration through hysteresis; Conclusion; 3. The politics of economic cooperation: regime consolidation, club diplomacy and patronage; Patronage and club diplomacy in francophone Africa. Regime consolidation under the shroud of sovereignty pooling: CEAO, ECOWAS and the Senegambian ConfederationFrom club diplomacy to regime consolidation and donor shopping: the rise and fall of SADCC; The Lagos plan of action; Conclusion; 4. The magnetic pull of frontiers; Partition as a trigger and a stimulus; From inter-imperial frontiers to national boundaries: the diversification of strategies and opportunities; Regionalisation without regionalism; The dynamism of trans-state networks and mobile spaces; Conclusion; 5. Mental maps and holistic agendas. Integration as a cognitive and holistic endeavourMaking sense of rules, norms and institutions; The stress test of the Economic Partnership Agreements; The lure of 'developmental regionalism'; Conclusion; 6. Defragmentation and connectivity; The New Partnership for Africa's Development; The hard and soft infrastructure nexus; Transport corridors as bridges and gateways; Deep integration: a new generation of Free Trade Agreements; Conclusion; 7. The frontier as concept and metaphor: Africa in international relations; Africa as a 'distant abroad': the Dark Continent syndrome. Africa as a 'significant other': new humanitarianismAfrica as a global frontier; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 327.6; Regionalism -- Africa; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Régionalisme; Politics and government; Regionalism; Africa -- Politics and government; Afrique; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317557203; 1317557204; 9781315733180; 1315733188; 9781315733180; 9781317557210; 1317557212
• Related ISBNs: 9781138839885; 1138839884
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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