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Exploring Africa's Agency in International Politics

Afrika als Akteur in der internationalen Politik
[journal article]

Coffie, Amanda
Tiky, Lembe

Abstract

A protracted conventional knowledge within mainstream International Relations (IR) has been that African agents (states, organizations, and diplomats) are consumers of international norms and practices designed in the affluent countries of the Global North. Papers in this special issue present a cha... view more

A protracted conventional knowledge within mainstream International Relations (IR) has been that African agents (states, organizations, and diplomats) are consumers of international norms and practices designed in the affluent countries of the Global North. Papers in this special issue present a challenge to this view; they discuss the active role and the influence of African actors in international politics and renew a call for the development of IR theories, concepts, and methods that reflect Global Southern and African experiences, ideas, institutions, actors and processes.... view less


In den Internationalen Beziehungen herrscht seit Langem die Auffassung vor, dass afrikanische Akteure (Staaten, Organisationen und Diplomaten) "Konsumenten" internationaler Normen und Praktiken sind, die in den wohlhabenden Ländern des Globalen Nordens entwickelt wurden. Die Artikel in diesem Specia... view more

In den Internationalen Beziehungen herrscht seit Langem die Auffassung vor, dass afrikanische Akteure (Staaten, Organisationen und Diplomaten) "Konsumenten" internationaler Normen und Praktiken sind, die in den wohlhabenden Ländern des Globalen Nordens entwickelt wurden. Die Artikel in diesem Special Issue stellen diese Sichtweise infrage; sie behandeln die aktive Rolle und den Einfluss afrikanischer Akteure in der internationalen Politik und erneuern die Forderung nach der Entwicklung von Theorien der Internationalen Beziehungen, von Konzepten und Methoden, die die Erfahrungen, Ideen, Institutionen, Akteure und Prozesse des Globalen Südens und Afrikas beinhalten.... view less

Keywords
Africa; international politics; international relations; political actor

Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy

Document language
English

Publication Year
2021

Page/Pages
p. 243-253

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 56 (2021) 3

Issue topic
Exploring Africa's Agency in International Politics

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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