Autore |
Vasiliev Alexey M
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Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (xiv, 377 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Disciplina |
327.600905
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Altri autori (Persone) |
DegterevD. A (Denis Andreevich)
ShawTimothy M
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Collana |
Advances in African economic, social and political development
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Soggetto topico |
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- - Political aspects - Africa
International relations - History - 21st century
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ISBN |
3-031-34041-8
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Acronyms -- African Summitry: Representation of "External Other" in the "Power Transit" Era -- 1 Summit Fever -- 2 "Power Transit" Activated Amid COVID -- 3 Security Decoupling in Africa -- 4 The End of (African) History Revised -- 5 Middle Power Moment -- References -- African Agency in Post-Pandemic World -- The Interface Between Article 4(h) of the Constitutive Act and the African People's Agency: The Role of the AU in Post-Pandemic African Diplomacy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Article 4(h) and African Peoples' Agency: A Framework for Analysis -- 3 African Union and Pandemics: A Historical and Contextual Trajectory -- 3.1 Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC): The Face of AU Health Emergencies -- 3.2 Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)-Specialized Agency of the AU -- 4 Agency and the Role of the AU Post-Pandemic Diplomacy: Analytical Assessment -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Global Demographic Change and Africa-Asia Relations: Beyond Big Power Summits -- 1 Upending Geopolitics -- 2 The Shift in Global Population Distribution -- 3 Afrasia as a Benign Community -- 4 Beyond the Big Power Summits -- 5 Toward Cultural Triangulation -- References -- Post-COVID-19 African Development Challenges in African Think Tanks Studies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of TT in Modern World Politics -- 3 Characteristics of TTs Formation and Development in SSA -- 4 African Think Tanks and COVID-19 -- 4.1 Recommendations of SAIIA -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Cameroon and China Educational Cooperation in the Post-COVID Era: The Case of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning -- 1 Introduction -- 2 China's Education Cooperation with African Countries -- 3 Confucius Institutes' Role in Promoting the Chinese Language -- 4 Chinese Teaching and Learning in Cameroon.
5 The Transformation of Educational Cooperation Between Cameroon and China in the Post-COVID Era -- 5.1 The Introduction of Distance Learning in China -- 5.2 The Transformation of Educational Cooperation with Cameroon -- 6 The Effectiveness of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning in the Post-COVID Era in Cameroon -- 6.1 Online Administrative Meeting -- 6.2 Teaching Staff in Cameroon -- 6.3 Online International Conferences -- 6.4 Cameroonian Secondary Schools' Chinese Language Teachers Training Program -- 6.5 Chinese Cultural Activities in the Post-Covid Area in Cameroon -- 6.6 Chinese Proficiency Test -- 6.7 Scholarship -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Promotion Strategies for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Kenya's Exports -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 Originality/Value -- 1.4 Research Limitations -- 2 Putting Export Promotion into Context -- 2.1 Definition -- 2.2 Export Promotion Strategies -- 2.3 Export Promotion Organizations -- 2.4 Kenya Exports Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA) -- 2.5 Strategies Employed for Export Promotion Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya -- 2.6 Leveraging Digital Platforms and Tools -- 2.7 Generating Publicity for Kenya's Horticulture Products -- 2.8 Engaging Diplomatic Missions to Facilitate Market Access for Kenyan Products in Key Markets -- 2.9 Market Research -- 3 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- 3.1 Implications for Policy -- 3.2 Managerial Implications -- 3.3 Implications for Research -- References -- Intra-African Trade in Services and the AFCFTA -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Data and Descriptive Analysis -- 4 Empirical Methodology and Results -- 4.1 Empirical Model and Results -- 4.2 Baseline Results -- 4.3 Trade Facilitation and Trade in Services -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References.
Trading African Art at Sotheby's: A Story Told by Lions or Hunters? -- 1 From Exotic Toys to Valuable Objets D'art -- 2 Framing Contemporary Art of the Continent: A Decolonial or Postcolonial Change? -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Great Powers Summits on Cooperation with Africa -- Diplomacy on Regional and Inter-Regional Levels: What Works, Why and for Whom? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory and Concepts: The Regime-Boosting Effect of International Summitry -- 2.1 Fragile Statehood, Autocratic Rule and Regime-Boosting -- 2.2 Summitry and Its Regime-Boosting Effects -- 3 Methodology -- 4 SADC Summitry: Instrument and Platform for Sovereignty-Boosting -- 4.1 SADC and Zimbabwe -- 4.2 SADC Summits in the News: Results and Interpretation -- 5 EU-Africa Summits: Reference Point for Anti-Western Agitation and Stage for Sovereignty-Boosting -- 5.1 EU-Africa Summitry and Zimbabwe -- 5.2 EU-Africa Summits in the News: Results and Interpretation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The EU and Turkey's Development Aid Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unpacking the Similarities and Differences -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assessment of the Motivations of Turkey's and EU's Aid Policies in SSA -- 2.1 The Motivations of the EU -- 2.2 Turkey's Motivations -- 3 A Comparative Assessment of Turkey's and EU's Aid Modalities, Sectoral, and Geographical Distribution -- 3.1 SSA's Place in Turkey's and EU's Total ODA -- 3.2 Sector Distribution of the EU's and Turkey's Aid to SSA -- 3.3 Aid Channels: Between Bilateral, Multi/bi, and Multilateral ODA -- 3.4 Aid Types and Modalities -- 3.5 Aid Delivery Channels -- 3.6 Geographical Distribution -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- TICAD and FOCAC Summit Diplomacy: Similarities and Differences -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Japanese Policy Towards Africa -- 3 Chinese Policy Towards Africa -- 4 The Identity of TICAD and FOCAC.
4.1 The Three Pillars of TICAD 7 -- 4.2 The Nine Pillars of FOCAC 8 (Xi Jinping 2021) -- 4.3 Similarities and Differences of TICAD and FOCAC -- 5 The Mechanism of Tokyo's and Beijing's Activities on the Continent -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Beyond Summitry: The Role of Hard and Soft Power in Turkey's Africa Strategy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Turkey's Soft Power Push in Africa: To What End? -- 3 Is Turkey a Security Provider in Africa? Arms, Military Training and Bases -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Decoding of Turkey's Last Two Decades in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rise of Turkey in Africa: From Past to Future -- 3 Some Parameters of Turkey-Africa Relations -- 3.1 Summits, Forums, and Diplomacy -- 3.2 Trade and Development -- 3.3 Soft Power, Education, and Civil Society -- 3.4 Security and Military Cooperation -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Healthcare Cooperation and Regional Initiatives in Africa -- Resource Flows in D R Congo Public Health and Healthcare in the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Backdrop of Successfully-Vanquished Diseases -- 3 The Paradox of Persisting Well-Known Diseases -- 4 Diseases of Rising Impact -- 5 The Coronavirus (COVID-19) -- 6 Paradoxes, Institutional Legitimacy and Implications for Pandemic Management -- References -- China in Fight Against COVID-19 and Its Consequences for Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 COVID-19 Came to Africa -- 3 Beijing Came to the Rescue -- 4 The Impact of Pandemic on the African Economy -- 5 The UN and African Union's Call to Support Africa and China's Response -- 6 Problems with African Migrants in China -- 7 A Problem of African Vaccination -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- EU Efforts to Increase the Pandemic Preparedness on a Global Scale Before the COVID-19 Outbreak -- 1 Introduction -- 2 EU Initiative "Team Europe" to Counter the Pandemic-Focus on Africa.
2.1 Vaccine Dilemma in the EU-Africa Relations -- 2.2 EU Initiatives to Stimulate Socio-Economic Recovery in Africa -- 2.3 EU Major Frameworks to Help Africa Fight COVID-19 -- 2.4 EU's Humanitarian Assistance to Africa During the Pandemic -- 3 G7 Summit of 2021-Discussions on the Vaccine Patent Waivers -- 4 EU-AU Summit and "Global Gateway" Initiative-Emphasis on Healthcare Cooperation with Africa -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- India-Africa: Development Cooperation in Healthcare -- 1 Introduction -- 2 India's Development Cooperation Scheme -- 3 India-Africa Development Cooperation in Healthcare -- 4 Plan of Action of India-Africa Development Cooperation Initiatives -- 5 Why India is Banking on Health Diplomacy in Africa -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Conflicts and Political Process Despite COVID Pandemics -- Managing Conflict and Political Processes Despite COVID-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Pandemic-General Effect on Conflict and the Terrain of Conflict -- 3 Managing Conflicts Amid the New Normal of COVID -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID): Mission Accomplished? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Conflict in Darfur -- 3 The December Revolution in Sudan and the End of UNAMID's Mandate -- 4 UNAMID: The Background -- 5 Peacekeeping in Darfur: The Triangular Area of Tension Model Analysis -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The EU Peacekeeping Strategy in Mali: Challenges and Prospects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The EU's Role in Peacekeeping in Mali -- 3 France's Role in Resolving the Malian Crisis -- 4 Research Methodology -- 5 Analysis of Graphical Data of the Study -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Land Conflicts in Côte D'Ivoire in 1990s as a Premise for the Civil War -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ethnic Context of Agricultural Development -- 3 Political Consequences of Economic Crisis; 4 Ethnicity and Land Issue in the Civil War.
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