Region-Building in Africa

Daniel H. Levine is a consultant to the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, and a Research Fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, USA.Dawn Nagar is a Researcher at the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa.

“The book is substantial and constitutes a relevant reference point for the pan-African intelligentsia dealing with regionalism. Nineteen renowned authors provide contributions … . The book holds particular value for readers looking for themes fuelling debates on regionalism in Africa.” (Frank Mattheis, South African Journal of International Affairs, August, 2017)

• Introduction; Daniel Levine and Dawn NagarPART I: THEMES AND CONCEPTS OF REGION-BUILDING AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN AFRICA1. Region-building Debates in a Global Context; Louise Fawcett \2. Regional Integration in Africa: Theory and Practice; John Ravenhill 3. A Tale of Three Cassandras: Jean Monnet, Raúl Prebisch, and Adebayo Adedeji; Adekeye Adebajo PART II: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA'S REGION-BUILDING AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION INITIATIVES4. Cross-border Interactions and Regionalism; Daniel Bach 5. Infrastructure and Regional Integration in Africa; Afeikhena Jerome and David Nabena6. African Agency Post-2015: The Roles of Regional Powers and Developmental States in Regional Integration; Timothy M. Shaw 7. The Political Economy of Africa's Region-building and Regional Integration; Samuel K.B. Asante PART III: THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) AND SUB-REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND INITIATIVES8. The African Union and Region Integration in Africa; Kasaija Phillip Apuuli9. Region-building in Southern Africa; Scott Taylor 10. Region-building in Eastern Africa; Gilbert M. Khadiagala 11. COMESA and SADC: The Era of Convergence; Dawn Nagar 12. Region-building in West Africa; Said Adejumobi 13. Region-building in Central Africa; René Lemarchand 14. Region-building in North Africa; Azzedine Layachi PART IV: COMPARATIVE REGIONAL SCHEMES: LESSONS FOR AFRICA15. Necessary but Not Automatic: How Europe Learned to Integrate; N. Piers Ludlow 16. Lessons from Asia: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Mely Caballero-Anthony 17. Lessons from Latin America: MERCOSUR; Laura Goméz-Mera Conclusion; Daniel Levine