Constructing the East African Community: Diffusion from African and European Regional Organizations

ISBN-13: 9781032015958 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 198 str.

Mariel Reiss

Opis

This book provides a systematic analysis of the establishment and decision-making processes concerning the institutional design of the East African Community (EAC) throughout the 1990s and discusses to what extent these were impacted and inspired by other regional organizations from Africa and Europe.

Recenzje

"Rich in detail and through an engaging narrative that captures the past and present so well, Reiss' forensic analysis of East African regional integration is a much-needed addition to studies on the political economy of regional integration. This is a great reference for those interested in comparative regionalism, norm diffusion and African agency in global politics."

Dr Toni Haastrup, University of Stirling, UK.

Spis treści

Introduction Diffusion: Interdependence of Regional Organizations Problematization of the East African Community Construction of the East African Community The Impact of Positive Perception on Diffusion Conclusion

O autorze

Mariel Reiss is a research fellow at the Center for Conflict Studies at the Philipps-University of Marburg and leads the research project "LGBTIQ+ Rights in Multilevel Governance Systems". Her publications discuss the establishment processes and development of regional organizations and the roles of state and non-state actors in this regard. Her main focus lies with African regional organizations, in particular the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Phillips-University of Marburg and am M.A. in Political Science and Cultural Anthropology from the Gutenberg-University Mainz.