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Political Identity and African Foreign Policies

John F. Clark, editor
Political Identity and African Foreign Policies
ISBN: 978-1-68585-662-5
$115.00
ISBN: 978-1-68585-994-7
$115.00
2024/321 pages/LC: 2023048755
Also of interest:  Africa’s International Relations: Balancing Domestic and Global Interests by Beth Elise Whitaker and John F. Clark
and Africa's New Global Politics: Regionalism in International Relations by Rita Kiki Edozie and Moses Khisa
"A meaningful and welcome contribution to the study of African politics writ large…. The authors provide a cogent portrait of the foreign policies of a diverse set of regimes across the African continent." —Kirk A. Harris, Susquehanna University

DESCRIPTION

Although all African states suffer the same peripheral status in world politics, they display variation in their foreign policies. How can we account for this variation? What role, if any, do the political identities of ruling elites play? Can patterns be seen in personalist vs. one-party dominant vs. multiparty regimes? The authors of Political Identity and African Foreign Policies address these questions, exploring the relationship between identity formation and foreign policy in nine African countries.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John F. Clark is professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University.

CONTENTS

  • Elite Political Identity and the Genesis of African Foreign Policies—J.F. Clark and P.A. Kowert.
  • PERSONALIST REGIMES.
  • Congo-Brazzaville: The Sassou Nguesso Mafia—J.F. Clark.
  • Rwanda: Small Country, Big Ambitions—E.K. Damman.
  • Sudan: The Impact of Dueling Identities—A. Mohamed.
  • ONE-PARTY DOMINANT REGIMES.
  • Botswana: Competing Ideologies and BDP Dominance—A.Z. Gapa.
  • Ethiopia: When Dominant Narratives Unravel—K. Newbery.
  • South Africa: "Rainbow" Identity Under ANC Rule—S.F. Burgess.
  • COMPETITIVE MULTIPARTY SYSTEMS.
  • Ghana: Continuity Among Democratic Elites—M.B. Nelson.
  • Kenya: A Shared National Identity—C.U. Kodero.
  • Nigeria: The Absence of National Identity?—E.N. Ubi.
  • CONCLUSION.
  • Elite Identity and African Foreign Policies: Identifying Patterns—J.F. Clark.