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Governing Africa : 3D Analysis of the African Union's Performance.

Since its creation, the African Union (AU) has had to tackle a wide range of issues, from health epidemics and civil wars to poverty and desertification. It has led military interventions in Burundi, Sudan, and Somalia and adopted key legislation to prevent corruption and promote development and dem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tieku, Thomas Kwasi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • List of Abbreviations; I: The Nature of African Union; 1 Introduction; IOs as 3-Dimensional Organizations; IOs as Intergovernmental Institutions; IOs as Supranational Institutions; IOs as Outisiders; Indicators of IO Performance; Structure of the Book; Notes; 2 Theorizing African Union as a 3-D International Organization; Intergovernmental AU; Supranational AU; Outisider AU; Conclusion; Notes; 3 The African Union in Historical Perspective; Introduction; The Evolution of International Cooperation in Africa; The Major African Political Paradigms; The 1950s and 1960s Grand Debate.
  • The Formation of the OAUStatism as a Master-Frame Idea; Africrats and Agenda Setting for the Formation of AU; The "Salim Factor"; Phase One of Reforms; Phase Two of Reforms; The 1990s Grand Debate; Notes; 4 The Impact of Entrepreneurship, Institution, and Social Norms in the Negotiation of the African Union; Introduction; The Case: Negotiating the Constitutive Elements of the AU; The Procedure; The State of Play; Negotiation Positions; Negotiation Process and Outcome; Africrats' Role in Solving the Cooperation Problem; Africrats' Role in Finding Policy Solutions to the Cooperation Problem.
  • Building a Coalition for the Africrats' TextAfricrats and the Experts Negotiation; Providing Directional Leadership for Experts' Negotiations; Providing Intellectual Leadership; Africrats' Role in the Experts' Search for a Solution to the Deadlock; Africrats and the Ministerial Conference; Conclusion; Notes; II: Assessment of the Performance of African Union; 5 Promotion of Good Political Governance; Introduction; Worldview; Rules; Norms; Causal Ideas; Decision-Making Structures; Notes; 6 Promotion of Peace and Security; Introduction; Worldview; Rules; Causal Ideas; Norms.
  • Decision-Making StructuresNotes; 7 Promotion of Human Rights; Introduction; Worldview; Rules; Causal Ideas; Norms; Decision-Making Structures; Notes; 8 Conclusion; Future Research Direction; Bibliography; Index.