Building Regionalism from Below: The Role of Parliaments and Civil Society in Regional Integration in Africa

✍ Scribed by Angela Meyer (editor), Korwa G. Adar (editor), Giovanni Finizio (editor)

• Publisher: P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 346
• Series: Federalism
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This edited book provides a comprehensive and comparative analytical overview of parliamentary bodies and civil society in Africa, both at the regional and national level, and their role in the ongoing regionalisation processes on the African continent. Gathering contributions from African and European experts, the book offers a collection of actual and historical facts and information, critically analyses the evolution, potential and effective place of parliamentary bodies and civil society in the context and development of regional cooperation and integration, and discusses major challenges that still need to be overcome.

✦ Table of Contents

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Introduction. The Role of Parliaments and Civil Society in Africa’s Regional Integration (Korwa G. Adar / Giovanni Finizio / Angela Meyer)
Part One: Continental and Regional Parliamentary Dimensions
The Pan-African Parliament as an Institution of African Integration. Prospects and Constraints (John Akokpari)
Sovereignty of East Africans in the Balance. The Role of the East African Legislative Assembly and the Integration Process of the EAC (Korwa G. Adar)
Parliamentarization of African Regional Integration. The Case of the ECOWAS Assembly (Linda Darkwa / Cyril Obi)
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa’s Legislative Assembly and its Role in the Regional Integration Process (Angela Meyer)
The Role of Parliaments and Civil Society in Regional Integration in Africa. The Case of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (Takawira Musavengana)
Part Two: National Parliamentary Dimensions
East African Regional Integration. A contextual Analysis of the Role of Tanzania’s Legislative Assembly (Richard M. Bosire)
Economic Community of West African States Integration. The Role of Nigeria’s Legislative Assembly (Nkwachukwu Orji)
Models, Norms and Self-Interest towards Regional Integration. South African Parliamentary Diplomacy and the Conduct of Parliamentary International Relations (Paul-Henri Bischoff)
Part Three: Participatory Democracy and Regional Integration: Civil Society in Perspectives
The Role of Civil Society in the Consolidation and Institutionalisation of Participatory Democracy within the East African Community (EAC) (Joshua M. Kivuva)
West African Integration. Participatory Democracy and the Role of Civil Society in ECOWAS (Francis Ikome / David Kode)
Region Building from Below. Potential and Challenges of Civil Society Involvement in Central Africa’s Regionalisation Process (Angela Meyer)
The Role of Civil Society in Regional Integration in Southern Africa. Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion (Andréas Litsegård)
Civil Society Involvement and Ownership in the African Union Integration Process (Giovanni Finizio)
Conclusion (Korwa G. Adar / Giovanni Finizio / Angela Meyer)
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