Africa in World Politics: Reforming Political Order
Author: Donald Rothchild
In this fully revised edition top scholars in African politics address the effects that major currents in Africa and world politics have upon each other and explore the ramifications of this interconnection for contemporary theories of international and comparative politics.
The fourth edition focuses on issues of reforming and strengthening states and their economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The nation-state as we know it is a legacy of European rule in Africa, and the primacy of the nation-state remains a bedrock of most contemporary theories of international relations. Yet in the fifth decade of Africa’s independence, this colonial inheritance has been challenged as never before by state weakness, internal and inter-state conflict, and internal and external demands for economic and political reform, with potentially far-reaching implications. Including new readings on the AIDS crisis in Africa and the regional war on terrorism, this text remains an invaluable resource for students of African and world politics.
Contents
Part One: Introduction
1. Intimations of an African Renaissance, New Gains, Long Term Challenges (John W. Harbeson, City University of New York)
Part Two: Historical Parameters
2. The Heritage of Colonialism (Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
3. Africa and the World Political Economy: Still Caught Between a Rock and Hard Place (Thomas M. Callaghy, University of Pennsylvania)
4. Africa and Other Civilizations: Conquest and Counter Conquest (Ali A. Mazrui, SUNY Binghamton)
Part Three: Africa’s States and State Systems: Reinvention and Reconstruction
5. Democratizationand Africa’s Weak States (John W. Harbeson, City University of New York)
6. The AIDS Crisis: International Relations and Governance (Alan Whiteside, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Anokhi Parikh Overseas Development Institute)
7. In Pursuit of Authority: Civil Society and Rights-Based Discourses (Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
8. The Privatization of Africa’s International Relations (William Reno, Northwestern University)
9. Inter-African Negotiations and Reforming Political Order (I. William Zartman, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies)
Part Four: Global Involvement in Africa: Parameters of Commitment, Obligation, Capability and Responsibility
10. US Role in Promoting Peaceful African Relations (Donald Rothchild, University of California-Davis)
11. China's Engagement in Africa: Scope, Significance, and Consequences (Denis M. Tull)
12. Euro-African Relations in the Age of Maturity (Gilbert M. Khadiagala, University of the Witwatersrand)
13. The War on Terrorism in Africa (Princeton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations)
14. Reconciling Sovereignty with Responsibility (Francis M. Deng, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies)
Table of Contents:
Pt. I Introduction
1 Intimations of an African renaissance : recent progress, long-term challenges John W. Harbeson Harbeson, John W. 3
Pt. II Historical parameters
2 The heritage of colonialism Crawford Young Young, Crawford 19
3 Africa and the world political economy : still caught between a rock and a hard place? Thomas M. Callaghy Callaghy, Thomas M. 39
4 Africa and other civilizations : conquest and counter-conquest Ali A. Mazrui Mazrui, Ali A. 72
Pt. III African states and the state system : reinvention and reconstruction
5 Promising democratization trajectories in Africa's weak states John W. Harbeson Harbeson, John W. 109
6 In pursuit of authority : civil society and rights-based discourses in Africa Aili Mari Tripp Tripp, Aili Mari 140
7 The AIDS crisis : international relations and governance in Africa Alan Whiteside Whiteside, Alan Anokhi Parikh Parikh, Anokhi 164
8 The privatization of Africa's international relations William Reno Reno, William 190
9 Inter-African negotiations and reforming political order I. William Zartman Zartman, I. William 213
Pt. IV Global engagement : commitment, competition, and responsibility
10 The U.S. role in promoting peaceful African relations Donald Rothchild Rothchild, Donald 241
11 The war on terrorism in Africa Princeton N. Lyman Lyman, Princeton N. 276
12 Euro-African relations in the age of maturity Gilbert M. Khadiagala Khadiagala, Gilbert M. 305
13 China's engagement in Africa : scope, significance, and consequences Denis M. Tull Tull, Denis M. 323
14 Reconciling sovereignty with responsibility : a basis for international humanitarian action Francis M. Deng Deng,Francis M. 345
About the contributors 385
Index 391
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Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership
Author: David R Caruso
We have long been taught that emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully controlled ways, and then only in certain environments and at certain times. This is especially true when at work, particularly when managing others. It is considered terribly unprofessional to express emotion while on the job, and many of us believe that our biggest mistakes and regrets are due to our reactions at those times when our emotions get the better of us. David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey believe that this view of emotion is not correct. The emotion centers of the brain, they argue, are not relegated to a secondary place in our thinking and reasoning, but instead are an integral part of what it means to think, reason, and to be intelligent. In The Emotionally Intelligent Manager, they show that emotion is not just important, but absolutely necessary for us to make good decisions, take action to solve problems, cope with change, and succeed. The authors detail a practical four-part hierarchy of emotional skills: identifying emotions, using emotions to facilitate thinking, understanding emotions, and managing emotions—and show how we can measure, learn, and develop each skill and employ them in an integrated way to solve our most difficult work-related problems.
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