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Towards Pan-Africanism

Africa’s Cooperation through Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Ubuntu and Communitarianism

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Authors:
  1. Stephen M. Magu

    1. Department of Political Science, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, USA

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  • Offers a historical overview of regional economic communities (RECs) in Africa

  • Evaluates whether REC membership has any tangible benefits for the members

  • Introduces Ubuntu as a conceptual explanation of why African nations cooperate

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction—Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs)

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 1-17

  3. Locating Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in IR Scholarship

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 19-46

  4. New Paradigm: Communitarian, Humanist African Theory of Regional Integration

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 47-73

  5. East African Community II: Second Time the Charm?

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 75-100

  6. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 101-123

  7. The Southern African Development Community (SADC)

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 125-152

  8. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa—COMESA

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 153-182

  9. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 183-211

  10. Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN-SAD): All Our Northern Brethren

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 213-239

  11. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Tropical Heat, Troubled Middle

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 241-267

  12. Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): (In or Mostly) Out of Africa and Tumultuous Inertia

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 269-297

  13. Africa’s RECS—Promise and Peril, Pandemic Slips and Possible Futures

    • Stephen M. Magu
    Pages 299-332

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 333-354
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About this book

This book traces the development and impact of regional economic communities (RECs) in Africa and addresses a timely question: do REC members, and the REC itself, positively influence member states’ behaviors towards other members and more broadly, regionally and continentally due to REC membership? ‘Changing member states’ behaviors’ is measured across three ‘interconnected, fundamental dimensions of societal-systems’ proposed by Marshall and Elzinga Marshall in CSP’s Global Repot 2017. These are i) the persistence of conflict or its counterpoint, achieving peace, ii) fostering democratization and better governance, and iii) achieving socio-economic development and (as proposed by this research, a fourth dimension), iv) being active participants in multilateralism? Is membership in a REC ultimately beneficial to the member and other countries in the region? While there are no clear and obvious – at least, discernible traditional – benefits such as increase in trade (perhaps because Africa’s overall trade relative to the world is about 3 percent), there are other non trade benefits (e.g., decrease in conflict, coercion to take certain actions towards peace and refrain from others, coups and wars) presenting in REC member states. These in/actions, abilities, coercions, exclusions and cooperation instances are outlined and discussed in the book.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, USA

    Stephen M. Magu

About the author

Stephen M. Magu is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Norfolk State University, USA. Stephen holds a PhD in International Studies (2013, ODU), a Master of Social Work degree (2007, WashU) degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree from Kenyatta University (1999, KU).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards Pan-Africanism

  • Book Subtitle: Africa’s Cooperation through Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Ubuntu and Communitarianism

  • Authors: Stephen M. Magu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8944-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-8943-8Published: 12 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-8944-5Published: 11 March 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 354

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: African Economics, Political Economy/Economic Systems, International Relations, African Politics, Diplomacy

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