A Note on Borders, Dyads and the Distribution of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Pontarollo ◽  
Roberto Ricciuti
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Political Regimes ◽  
Dyadic Data ◽  
Dependent Observations ◽  
Binary Relationship ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Differentiated Effects

AbstractIn this note we use dyadic data to address the issue of the spread of political regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1977 to 2014. Dyadic data are binary relationship between countries and provide a data-rich environment for the study of international relations. We address the issue of correlation between these dyadic observations, which generates a cluster of dependent observations associated with that country. We find that borders matter, since often the effect of home- and foreign-grown variables have differentiated effects on democracy in one country.

The National Libraries of the Countries of the Francophonie: A Comparative Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
Marcel Lajeunesse
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
National Library ◽  
African Countries ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
National Libraries

The International Organization of the Francophonie (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, OIF) which developed over the last decades of the twentieth century brings together, as of 2008, 53 State and government full members and 13 observer members, spread out over five continents. The Répertoire des bibliothèques nationales de la Francophonie, which is in its third edition (2008), presents index cards on every national library, or library fulfilling such a role, of each member or observer country. After presenting an overview of the International Organization of the Francophonie, this article looks at the creation of the national library in each country, legal deposit and national bibliography. Then, communication (websites) and international relations (membership of IFLA) are addressed. Of the 63 countries surveyed, only 9 countries do not have a national library, although the majority of these nine countries have another institution – a national documentation centre, public or parliamentary library or national archives – that normally fulfils the functions of a national library. It must be recognized that there is a large disparity between the national libraries of developed countries in Europe and North America and those in developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Antilles. In some sub-Saharan African countries, the national library has only a nominal existence.

The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa

Politikon ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-417
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

African Politics at American Colleges and Universities: Topics, Approaches and Readings

1989 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Mark DeLancey ◽  
December Green ◽  
Kenneth Menkhaus
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Comparative Politics ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
African Politics ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Popular Method ◽  
Sub Saharan

In 1987 we surveyed a number of teachers of African politics in order to examine the topics, theoretical frameworks and textbooks/readings treated in those courses. The information presented below was derived from responses to 42 questionnaires and from analysis of 35 syllabi. Reference is also made to a similar 1978 study.About three-fourths of the courses reported were defined as “comparative politics” with international relations treated secondarily; the remaining courses combined comparative and international politics. Sixty-five percent of the courses were offered exclusively to undergraduates. Sixty-seven percent concentrated on sub-Saharan Africa, 14% the entire continent, and 19% southern Africa.Instructors vary widely in their course introduction. The most popular method is historical, but nine spend one to two weeks “setting the scene” of contemporary Africa before the historical overview. Twenty-two percent explicitly address approaches to the study of African politics. Some treat competing approaches to “development” or approaches to the causes and cures of poverty in Africa. This roughly compares to the percent of respondents who indicated a desire to expose students to competing paradigms. Although the low percentage of direct treatment of competing approaches is surprising, the syllabi indicate that many teachers integrate the issue throughout the course.

scholarly journals South-South relations and the English School of International Relations: Chinese and Brazilian ideas and involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (spe) ◽  
pp. 138-156
Author(s):  
Joseph Marques ◽  
Anthony Spanakos
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
English School ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Global Relations

The rise of large developing countries has led to considerable discussions of re-balancing global relations and giving greater priority to understanding South-South relations. This paper, in exploring the central ideas of Chinese and Brazilian foreign policy and the behavior of these two rising Southern countries toward Sub-Saharan Africa, argues that the English School of International Relations is well suited to understanding the intentions and actions that characterize South-South relations.

scholarly journals Politoligwistyka dyplomatyczna

Politeja ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6(69)) ◽  
pp. 197-226
Author(s):  
Błażej Popławski
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Political ◽  
The South ◽  
Clash Of Civilizations ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Main Determinants

Diplomatic Politolinguistics. The Analysis of the Perception of Sub-Saharan Africa in the Exposé of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Second and Third Polish Republics The aim of the article is to present the image of sub-Saharan Africa in the exposé of the ministers of foreign affairs of the Second andThird Republics of Poland, in the context of changes in the ideological imaginary of the Polish diplomacy. The introduction describes a political linguistic perspective which was adopted in the work, treating the discourse of political actors as one of the main determinants of the political universe. Then the “parliamentary custom” of delivering an exposé was characterised. The next part discusses the perception of the colonial and imperial idea in the Second Polish Republic. Research on the information provided by the chiefs of the diplomacy after 1989 was focused on the description of the transfer of democracy to the South, the clash of civilizations, and securitization in the international relations.

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