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New Fractures, Old Wounds: Africa and the Renewal of South Agency
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Lopes, Carlos |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Africa has recently come to the forefront of world politics as part of the emerging South. Its increased prominence in the global discourse as a “new frontier of development” signals the recognition of its economic potential. Indeed, the continent has registered an average 5 per cent annual GDP growth rate over the past decade. However, there is more to the story than that: The rising profile of the African continent also reveals the growing role of a number of its countries in the emergence of a new South agency. It is argued that South–South cooperation is an opportunity. The discussion of the current situation in Africa understood as a continent in all its diversity including sub-Saharan Africa, but also the Maghreb and Egypt, will therefore be placed into this wider context. The renewal of a South agency witnessed over the past decade is somewhat different from the trilateral alliance of Asia–Africa–Latin America formed in the wake of decolonization. Current mega-trends demonstrate that the global South, driven by a number of regional powers, will play a vital role in shaping the twenty-first century. Understanding the complexities of this renewed agency is vital for addressing old wounds that marked the emergence of a South voice in the not-so-distant past. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000203971004500304?download=true |
| Starting Page | 69 |
| Ending Page | 85 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| ISSN | 00020397 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 45 |
| Journal | Africa Spectrum (AFR) |
| e-ISSN | 18686869 |
| DOI | 10.1177/000203971004500304 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2010-12-01 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2010 SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Subject Keyword | international relations Süd-Süd-Beziehungen Internationale Beziehungen Africa economic development Afrika Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung South-South relations |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations Development Cultural Studies |
