In Regional Integration in Africa: What Role for South Africa, Henri Bah, Siphamandla Zondi and André Mbata Mangu reflect on African integration and the contribution of post-Apartheid South Africa. From their different scientific backgrounds, they demonstrate that despite some progress made under the African Union that superseded the Organisation of African Unity, Africa is still lagging behind in terms of regional integration and South Africa, which benefitted from the rest of the continent in her struggle against apartheid, has not as yet played a major role in this process. Apart from contributing to advancing knowledge, the book is a recommended read for all those interested in African regional integration and the relationships between Africa and post-Apartheid South Africa. Contributors are Henri Bah, André Mbata Mangu and Siphamandla Zondi. Foreword by Eddy Maloka.
André Mbata Mangu LLD (2002), University of South Africa, is Professor of Law at that university and member of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. He also lectures at the University of Kinshasa and other African universities. He has published extensively on the rule of law and human rights in Africa and is the editor-in-chief of the African Journal of Democracy and Governance.
ISBN : 9782869789807
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This comparative book debates migration and regional integration in the two regional economic blocs, namely the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The book takes a historical and nuanced citizenship approach to integration by analysing regional integration from the perspective of non-state actors and how they negotiate various structures and institutions in their pursuit for life and livelihood in a contemporary context marked by mobility and economic fragmentation.
Vusi Gumede PhD (2003), University of KwaZulu Natal, is Professor at the University of South Africa and former Director of the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. He is Editor-in-Chief for Africanus (Journal of Development Studies) and for Africa Insight. He has published several books and many articles and book chapters. Previously, he worked for the South African government in different capacities for about 10 years.
Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba PhD (2013), University of Lagos, is Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the Research Cluster on Innovation and Developmental Regionalism at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa. He is the author, editor and co-editor of many books, including State and Development in post-independent Africa (with Vusi Gumede), 2018
Serges Djoyou Kamga LLD (2011), University of Pretoria, is Associate Professor at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa. He is the author, editor and co-editor of several books including Right to Development in the African Human Rights System, 2018.
ISBN : 978 2 86978 856 5
CODESRIA 2021