Political Science
Political Science
Africa's Lost Leader: South Africa's Continental Role Since Apartheid
When Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president on 10 May 1994, South Africa enjoyed an unprecedented global standing. Much of the international community, particularly Western states, saw the new South Africa as well equipped to play a dynamic and...
$38.00
Africa, the EU and the Samoa Agreement: Exploring African Agency Amid the 'New Scramble'
This edited volume provides a timely and critical analysis of Africa‑EU Relations in the new Samoa Agreement phase of the long‑standing ‘Eurafrican’ relationship. Drawing on a range of critical perspectives and contributions it moves beyond Eurocentric visions of policy co‑operation...
$260.00
Africa, the Cradle of Human Diversity: Cultural and Biological Approaches to Uncover African Diversity
This book explores important chapters of past and recent African history from a multidisciplinary perspective. It covers an extensive time range from the evolution of early humans to the complex cultural and genetic diversity of modern-day populations in Africa. Through...
$113.00
Africa's Land Rush: Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change
Interrogates the narratives of "land grabbing" and "agricultural investment" through detailed local studies that illuminate how these are experienced on the ground and the implications for Africa's land and agricultural economy.Africa has been at the centre of a "land grab"...
$39.00
Africa's International Relations: The Diplomacy of Dependency and Change
This book approaches the study of Africa's international relations with a consciousness not only of past events but also of future prospects. It focuses on the black peoples everywhere, not merely those of the African continent, to understand the dynamics...
$78.00
Africa's International Relations: The Diplomacy of Dependency and Change
The author presents a journey through African and Western history, culture and politics. By essaying Africa's international relations, Mazrui returns to an important truth: the power of race and culture in Africa's relations with the West. Discussing African political formation,...
$260.00
Africa's International Relations in a Globalising World: Perspectives on Nigerian Foreign Policy at Sixty and Beyond
Since its emergence in 1960 as an independent state, Nigeria has stood out as the most populous Black country in the world. In Africa’s International Relations in a Globalising World: Perspectives on Nigerian Foreign Policy at Sixty and Beyond, edited...
$156.00
Africa's Radicalisms and Conservatisms: Volume II: Pop Culture, Environment, Colonialism and Migration
Volume II of Africa's Radicalisms and Conservatisms continues the broad themes of radicalisms and conservatisms that were examined in volume I. Like volume I, the essays examine why the two “isms” of radicalisms and conservatisms should not be viewed as mere irreconcilable...
$207.00
Africa: Rich but Poor
Why is Africa, the cradle of Mankind, the second largest and second most populous continent in the world, endowed with abundant natural and mineral resources, the poorest on our planet? Who or what are responsible for this sad situation? Are...
$26.00
Africa Renaissance (Europe)
A cross between an academic journal and any higher-end news features magazine. It is a bi-monthly publication targeted principally at policy makers, policy makers, policy moulders, professionals, intellectuals and 'stakeholders' in African affairs. The aim is to have a platform...
$41.00
Africa's Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances and Transnational Organizing in Urban Africa
$156.00
Africa's Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances and Transnational Organizing in Urban Africa
Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond.Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes...
$156.00
Africa's Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances and Transnational Organizing in Urban Africa
$56.00
Africa's Informal Workers: Collective Agency, Alliances and Transnational Organizing in Urban Africa
Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond.Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes...
$56.00
Africa Redemption. From Poverty Eradication to Wealth Creation
Document from the year 2022 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: A, University of Namibia (Rundu Campus), language: English, abstract: Research has shown that poverty is a man-made phenomenon. Historical interventions to redress its...
$96.00
Africa quest salt of the earth
Mother of billion became a barren mother! So the mother quests to have great son among her children. The book is all about mother Africa's recent quest for not to be an ashtray of poor leadership. Many have been said...
$16.00
Africa's Health Challenges: Sovereignty, Mobility of People and Healthcare Governance. Edited by Andrew F. Cooper, John J. Kirton, Franklyn Lisk, Hany
This volume addresses the ideational and policy-oriented challenges of Africa’s health governance due to voluntary and involuntary cross-border migration of people and diseases in a growing 'mobile Africa'. The collected set of specialized contributions in this volume examines how national...
$95.00
Africa's Health Challenges: Sovereignty, Mobility of People and Healthcare Governance. Edited by Andrew F. Cooper, John J. Kirton, Franklyn Lisk, Hany
This volume addresses the ideational and policy-oriented challenges of Africa’s health governance due to voluntary and involuntary cross-border migration of people and diseases in a growing 'mobile Africa'. The collected set of specialized contributions in this volume examines how national...
$362.00
Africa's Growing Role in World Politics
This volume includes a selection of papers dedicated to the problems of the contemporary international relations and foreign policies of the African states. Most of these papers were presented at the panels, held within the framework of the 13th International...
$71.00
The Africa Policy of "Normative" Power EU Considering Cotonou Agreement and Promotion of EPAs: Trade policy as an instrument to spread human rights ... a smoke screen for hidden economic agendas?
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 1,0, University of Cologne (Forschungsinstitut für Politische Wissenschaft und Europäische Fragen), course: Multilateralism and the EU, language: English, abstract: Economic relations between the EU and ACP...
$31.00
The Africa Policies of Nordic Countries and the Erosion of the Nordic Aid Model
The aid policies of the Nordic countries -Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden - once had so many distinctive characteristics in common they were sometimes referred to as the "Nordic model". Now, however, this model has all but disappeared. This paper...
$18.00
Africa's Radicalisms and Conservatisms: Volume I: Politics, Poverty, Marginalization and Education
$295.00
Africa's Radicalisms and Conservatisms: Volume I: Politics, Poverty, Marginalization and Education
With Africa as its point of reference and departure, this volume examines why and how the two concepts – radicalisms and conservatisms – should not be taken as mere binaries around which to organize knowledge. It demonstrates that these concepts...
$295.00
Africa's Quest for Reform of the United Nations Security Council: Vitalities and Pitfalls
This book discusses Africa’s call for reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) based on a decolonization perspective as opposed to the mainstream history of International Organizations (IOs). It advocates for the decolonization of IO history arguing that the...
$143.00
Africa's Quest for Modernity: Lessons from Japan and China (2023)
This monograph addresses the complexity of China-Africa and Japan-Africa relations from a comparative perspective. The volume is divided into five sections. Section I focuses on the divergent perspectives that are reflected in the discourse on China-Africa relations. Section II discusses...
$169.00
Africa's Propensity for a Net Zero Energy Transition
This book explores the issue of a sustainable energy transition in Africa, including the current energy landscape and exploration of various scenarios for achieving net zero emissions. It highlights the challenges faced by African countries in transitioning to clean energy...
$247.00
Africa's Platforms and the Evolving Sharing Economy
"This book provides insights on solving challenges of the sharing economy in Africa such as cultural barriers, trust deficiencies, low skills, and weak regulatory regimes. It also examines the contribution of platforms to inclusive economic development in Africa"--
$214.00
Africa's Platforms and the Evolving Sharing Economy
Digital transformation concepts have created new business principles such as the on-demand economy and a new sharing economy. While the on-demand economy has primarily grown out of industrialized economies, especially North America, Africa has been known to exhibit communal living...
$279.00
Africa's place in the international football system: Why South Africa received the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Master's Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 70, Stellenbosch Universitiy, language: English, abstract: For millions of people around the globe, football is an important part of everyday life. Similarly, many...
$96.00
Africa's Greatest Leaders: An Insight Into The Lives of Some of Africa's Past Heroes
The people mentioned in this book are directly responsible for some of the tremendous advancements that Africa has achieved over the years.
Contained in this book is information on how they started and ended.
It is a must-have. Grab a copy!
$16.00
Africa's Great Lakes Region: A Security, Political, and Humanitarian Challenge
The Great Lakes region of Africa is troubled. Burundi is experiencing continued turmoil due to a recent contentious election. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, has had some level of conflict since the late 1990s. The Lord's Resistance...
$21.00
Africa's Oil Coast: How the Region's Strategic Importance May Cause Operational Challenges for AFRICOM as Currently Constructed
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is at a critical crossroads regarding the trajectory of its organizational design and operational approach. Asproblems in Africa continue to escalate and present additional threats to U.S. national security, the combatant command faces issues it...
$17.00
Africa's Global Infrastructures: South - South Transformations in Practice
The boom in South-South relations since the early 2000s has seen a flurry of investment in African infrastructure from emerging markets across the Global South. While the extent to which these projects spur growth is constantly debated, few studies have...
$42.00