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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779415503321

Titolo

African agency in international politics / / edited by William Brown and Sophie Harman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-52607-4

1-299-38677-6

1-134-05747-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on African politics and international relations ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownWilliam <1967->

HarmanSophie

Disciplina

327.6

Soggetti

Africa Foreign relations

Africa Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Negotiating internationally -- pt. 2. Agency : new modes, new sites -- pt. 3. States and agency.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the rapidly increasing role of African states, leaders and other political actors in international politics in the 21st Century.In contrast to the conventional approach of studying how external actors impacted on Africa's international relations, this book seeks to open up a new approach, focusing on the impact of African political actors on international politics. It does this by analysing African agency - the degree to which African political actors have room to manoeuvre within the international system and exert influence internationally, and the uses the