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Britain and Africa Under Blair - In Pursuit of the Good State (Paperback)
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Britain and Africa Under Blair - In Pursuit of the Good State (Paperback)
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Africa was a key focus of Britain's foreign policy under Tony
Blair. Military intervention in Sierra Leone, increases in aid and
debt relief, and grand initiatives such as the Commission for
Africa established the continent as a place in which Britain could
'do good'. Britain and Africa under Blair: in pursuit of the good
state critically explores Britain's fascination with Africa. It
argues that, under New Labour, Africa represented an area of policy
that appeared to transcend politics. Gradually, it came to embody
an ideal state activity around which politicians, officials and the
wider public could coalesce, leaving behind more contentious
domestic and international issues. Building on the story of Britain
and Africa under Blair, the book, now available in paperback, draws
wider conclusions about the role of 'good' and idealism in foreign
policy. In particular, it discusses how international relationships
provide opportunities to create and pursue ideals, and why they are
essential for the well-being of political communities. It argues
that state actors project the idea of 'good' onto idealised,
distant objects, in order to restore a sense of the 'good state'.
The book makes a distinctive and original contribution to debates
about the role of ethics in international relations, and will be of
particular interest to academics, policy-makers and students of
international relations, Africa and British foreign policy, as well
as anyone interested in ethics in international affairs. -- .
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