The African Union : autocracy, diplomacy and peacebuilding in Africa / edited by Tony Karbo and Tim Murithi.
Series: International library of African studies ; v. 65.Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2018Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (27 entries) : 6 images ; digital filesContent type:- still image
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- DT30.5 .A3657 2018
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-313).
List of illustrations -- List of abbreviations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: the African Union: a decade and a half later / Tony Karbo and Tim Murithi -- Pan-Africanism and a global order in transition -- The African Union and the quest for improved governance, security and development -- Africa and its external partners -- Structure of the book -- Part I. Pan-Africanism: from the OAU to the AU: 1. The African Union and the renaissance of Pan-Africanism / Kuruvilla Mathews; 2. Pan-Africanism and the African diaspora / Molefi Kete Asante; 3. The Africa Group at the United Nations: Pan-Africanism on the retreat / Adonia Ayebare -- Part II. Governance, security and development: 4. The evolving African governance architecture / Khabele Matlosa; 5. The African Union: regional and global challenges / Hesphina Rukato; 6. The African peer review mechanism / Amos Sawyer and Afeikhena Jerome; 7. The AU's peace and security architecture: the African Standby Force / Kasaija Phillip Apuuli; 8. The African Union's socio-economic challenges / Charles Mutasa; 9. The African Union and its relations with sub-regional economic communities / Dawn Nagar and Fritz Nganje --
Part III. The AU's potential hegemons and external actors: 10. Caught between Pan-African solidarism and realist developmentalism? South Africa's pivotal role in the African Union / Chris Landsberg; 11. The African Union and the United Nations: crafting an international partnership in the field of peace and security / Ulf Engel; 12. The African Union-China Partnership: prospects and challenges / David Monyae -- Conclusion: the African Union in transition: sustaining the momentum / Tim Murithi -- Select bibliography.
The African Union has been a major factor in establishing peace, security and development in Africa. This essential handbook, from one of the leading research institutions on the continent, seeks to uncover why the unification project has remained so elusive and the understanding of the issues surrounding it.