Africa at the Millenium

This book is aimed at providing a framework for research into African issues in the twenty-first century. Apart from its African-centred approach, it argues that previously marginalised areas of research require in-depth study. It also introduces new areas of interest absent in existing works. The book pays particular attention to the relative success of African countries and regions in their attempt to find solutions to Africa's problems and the changing role of African states in international relations.

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BAKUT TSWAH BAKUT is Lecturer in International Relations at Nottingham Trent University, Director of NTU African Studies Group and Convenor and Co-Founder of the Forum on Africa and International Relations. He is the author of Security: An African Perspective and co-author of Lifelong Learning in an Inner-City.

SAGARIKA DUTT is a Lecturer in International Relations at the Nottingham Trent University. She is the author of The Politicization of the United Nations Specialized Agencies: A Case Study of UNESCO (1995).

Inhalt
Preface; S.Chan Introduction; B.T.Bakut & S.Dutt PART I: DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION The Peripheralisation of Africa in Global Politics; P.Rich External Debt and Adjustment: Prospects for African Economic Growth and Transformation; G.Tiepoh Technology and the Technical Management of Human Resources: Prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa Development into the New Millennium; C.Farrands The Afrikan Economic Community (AEC): A Step Towards Achieving the Pan-Afrikan Ideal; B.T.Bakut PART II: DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Legitimacy and Sovereignty Dilemma of African States and Governments: Problems of the Colonial Legacy; C.H.Ofuho Progress Towards Democracy in Africa: Uganda as a Case Study; O.Furley State Collapse, Post-conflict Peace-building and Sustainable Democracy in Africa; T.Murithi ECOWAS and Liberia: Implications for Regional Intervention in Intra-State Conflict; T.Jaye ECOMOG: A New Security Agenda in World Politics; D.Francis The Concept of Peoples' Rights in International Law with Particular Reference to Africa; J.Rehman PART III: TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL ROLE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The United Nations and Africa: Redefining the UN's Role in Africa for the Twenty-first Century; M.Harper International Health and Africa: Who is Leading Who?; S.Adong UNESCO: A New Role in Africa?; S.Dutt Africa: What Does the Future Hold?; J.Spence Index