Africa’s unique position as an international diplomatic actor has not always been given the attention it deserves. This volume bridges this gap by offering a fresh, comprehensive and realistic overview of African diplomacy. The book examines African diplomatic practice. Chapters explore how different types of diplomacy have developed over time, including energy diplomacy, economic diplomacy and quiet diplomacy. Crucially, the book assesses how certain events have allowed Africa to use certain types of diplomacy to yield better outcomes for itself. Including contributions from an international team of scholars, policy makers and experts from the diplomatic world, the book provides a comprehensive guide to African diplomacy and challenges the current dominant usage of Northern perspectives on diplomacy studies.
Speakers
- Sven Botha is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria and a Guest Researcher at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Copenhagen. His research interests include: counter-terrorism, gender, foreign policy, diplomacy and Africa-Nordic relations.
- Dzvinka Kachur is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University. Her research interests cover the topics of disinformation in South Africa and Russian influences in Sub-Saharan Africa. In her recent research, Dzvinka investigated the 2014 Russia-South Africa nuclear agreement and the Russian presence in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Zambia. She holds degrees from the University of Oxford (MSc) and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (MSc).
- Sanusha Naidu is a Senior Research Associate based at the Institute of Global Dialogue. Her expertise is on South African foreign policy analysis, Africa’s relations with actors from the Global South (China and India) and international development cooperation and democratisation. Sanusha has published extensively, including two edited books on China-Africa Relations and a special edition of the journal Politikon on Africa’s relations with external powers.
RSVP
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Cost
- Entrance is free for SAIIA members
- Visitors pay R80; students pay R20
Refreshments will be served before the event.
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