Africa's External Engagement

This volume brings together a number of scholars globally – from Africa and Asia to the Americas and Europe – to examine Africa’s global engagements. It approaches its subject matter theoretically and conceptually as well as empirically asking deeper questions like what is the ideal unit for cooperation and engagement? Is it the state or can one go beyond the state or possibly below the African state and internationalize given the context of the failed African state? Whilst focused very much on the contemporary nature and forms of engagement, the volume recognizes the enduring historical, and especially colonial, legacy on the contemporary African state and how it continues to shape patterns of regional and international cooperation. The book covers its subject matter in two thematic manners. First, it covers the “who” of engagement – Africa-European Relations, Africa-India relations, Africa’s relations with China and Africa’s relations with the Global South. Second, the volume explores the “what” of cooperation. This includes: agriculture and climate change, the digital revolution, energy resources, security considerations and trade. Whilst theoretically anchored, the volume seeks to also examine the implications of the empirical study for policy makers.

Author Biography

Ajay Kumar Dubey is a Professor at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has more than three decades of teaching and research experience. He has published 10 books and several dozen research articles. He is the Editor in Chief of three international research journals, Africa Review, Diaspora Studies, and Insight on Africa. He is the President of African Studies Association of India (ASA India), & Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI International).

Hussein Solomon is a Senior Professor in the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He holds a D.Litt et Phil (Political Science) from the University of South Africa.