African integration and inter-regionalism : the regional economic communities and their relationship with the European Union

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dc.contributor.author Kitipov, Julian Kossev
dc.date.accessioned 2012-12-12T09:55:53Z
dc.date.available 2012-12-12T09:55:53Z
dc.date.issued 2012-05
dc.description.abstract Since the end of the Cold War, the notion of regionalism in Africa has undergone, and is still undergoing, a process of transformation that includes reassessing its role, capabilities and design. However, the slow pace of continent-wide integration resulted in the creation of a new framework to address Africa's challenges. As the building blocks of regional integration, the Regional Economic Communities will need to contribute significantly to deepening regionalism. The geographical proximity with Europe has also played an important role in the integration of Africa. It has influenced (by virtue of imitation and also through specific inter-regional policies, mainly concerning development) institution-building, trade and other issues of common interest and concern. This article explores the drivers of regional integration as a form of multilateralism in Africa amid the strengths and weaknesses of African Regional Economic Communities. en_US
dc.description.uri http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=5860 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kitipov, J 2012, 'African integration and inter-regionalism : the regional economic communities and their relationship with the European Union', Strategic Review for Southern Africa, vol 34, 1, pp. 21-44. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1013-1108
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20765
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.rights Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Regionalism en_US
dc.subject Multilateralism en_US
dc.subject Africa en_US
dc.subject African Regional Economic Communities en_US
dc.title African integration and inter-regionalism : the regional economic communities and their relationship with the European Union en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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