The African Union
eBook - ePub

The African Union

Addressing the challenges of peace, security, and governance

  1. 218 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The African Union

Addressing the challenges of peace, security, and governance

About this book

Fully revised and updated, the second edition of The African Union continues to offer the most comprehensive overview of the work of the African Union (AU), with special emphasis on its capacity to meet the challenges of building and sustaining governance institutions and security mechanisms. This new edition:



  • Re-examines the African Union at the historic moment of the golden jubilee of the OAU, its predecessor. It examines the AU's efforts in its first decade, points out some of the organization's weaknesses, and posits options for addressing more effectively the challenges of peace, security, and governance in coming years.



  • Critically reviews several arrangements and initiatives, including the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).



  • Analyses performance of key institutions and programs of the AU, including the Commission, the Executive Council, the Assembly, and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) as well as the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).



  • Discusses how far instability and insecurity on the continent are consequences of bad governance and the lack of strategic leadership.



  • Considers how the absence of a clearly articulated ideology may undermine the implementation of the AU Agenda.

In addition to offering revised and updated chapters throughout, this edition includes one new chapter, which critically discusses the AU's new international partnerships. With an emphasis on the current work of the AU and a view to the future of the organization, this book is essential reading for students and scholars researching African Politics and international organizations.

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Yes, you can access The African Union by Samuel M. Makinda,F. Wafula Okumu,David Mickler in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Peace & Global Development. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. Notes on contributors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. List of abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 The Organisation of African Unity: liberation, integration, and mutual preservation
  13. 2 The African Union: meeting the challenges of an ambitious and rapidly expanding agenda
  14. 3 The challenge of promoting governance, democracy, and the rule of law
  15. 4 The challenge of maintaining security and building peace
  16. 5 The African Union’s international partners
  17. 6 Knowledge and development
  18. 7 Addressing the challenges of peace, security, and governance
  19. Select bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Routledge Global Institutions Series