Perspectives on the State Borders in Globalized Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032064345 / Miękka / 2023 / 208 str.

Opis

Assessing the different kinds of borders between African nations, the contributors present a borderland and trans-region approach to understanding the challenges and opportunities facing the peoples of the African continent.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. New Perspectives on the African State Borders 2. From Contested Borders to Cross-border Cooperation in the Lake Chad Basin: Stakes and Challenges 3. A Porous Border and Economic Activity in the Kampala Kinshasa Market, West Nile, Northwestern Uganda 4. Cross-Border Refugee Crisis and Local Governments in the West Nile Region, Uganda 5. Mobility as a Culture in rural Africa 6. Micro-Regionalism in Southern Africa 7. Transnational Violent Actors in the Borderlands of the Sahel and Challenges for Stabilization: Any role for Japan? 8. Insecurity in the Horn of Africa and IGAD 9. The Hardening of African Borders in the Era of Growing Security Threats and the Global War on Terror 10. Porous Boundaries and Anisotropic Mobility: Migration and Cross-Border Trade between Nigeria and Japan 11. Decentralization and Conflict Prevention in East Africa Conclusion

O autorze

Yuichi Sasaoka is a professor in the Graduate School of Governance Studies at Meiji University, Japan.

Aimé Raoul Sumo Tayo is a senior researcher at the Center for Strategic Studies and Innovations, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Sayoko Uesu is a research associate at National Graduate Institute for Policy Research (GRIPS), Japan.