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African Realism explains Africa's international conflicts of the
post-colonial era through international relations theory. It looks
at the relationship between Africa's domestic and international
conflicts, as well as the impact of factors such as domestic
legitimacy, trade, and regional economic institutions on African
wars. Further, it examines the relevance of traditional realist
assumptions (e.g. balance of power, the security dilemma) to
African international wars and how these factors are modified by
the exigencies of Africa's domestic institutions, such as
neopatrimonialism and inverted legitimacy. This study also
addresses the inconsistencies and inaccuracies of international
relations theory as it engages African international relations, and
especially, its military history
African Realism explains Africa's international conflicts of the
post-colonial era through international relations theory. It looks
at the relationship between Africa's domestic and international
conflicts, as well as the impact of factors such as domestic
legitimacy, trade, and regional economic institutions on African
wars. Further, it examines the relevance of traditional realist
assumptions (e.g. balance of power, the security dilemma) to
African international wars and how these factors are modified by
the exigencies of Africa's domestic institutions, such as
neopatrimonialism and inverted legitimacy. This study also
addresses the inconsistencies and inaccuracies of international
relations theory as it engages African international relations, and
especially, its military history
The effect of religious factors on politics has been a key issue
since the end of the Cold War and the subsequent rise of religious
terrorism. However, the systematic investigations of these topics
have focused primarily on the effects of religion on domestic and
international conflict. Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World
Politics offers a comprehensive evaluation of the role of religion
in international relations, broadening the scope of investigation
to such topics as the relationship between religion and
cooperation, religion and conflict, and the relationship between
religion and the quality of life. Religion is often manipulated by
political elites to advance their principal goal of political
survival. Zeev Maoz and Errol A. Henderson find that no specific
religion is either consistently more bellicose or consistently more
cooperative than other religions. However, religious similarity
between states tends to reduce the propensity of conflict and
increase the opportunity for security cooperation. The authors find
a significant relationship between secularism and human security.
This study presents a refined Afrocentric critique of world
politics. Rejecting earlier wholesale condemnations of
Eurocentrism, the author instead roots Afrocentrism in its capacity
to offer itself as a worldview supportive of scientific paradigms
suggesting social science theory. Arguing that African
peoples--their history and humanity--are denigrated in many
Eurocentric analyses, Henderson makes clear that Africans in
particular, though not exclusively, must promote paradigms rooted
in their own historical image and interests. The author offers
kimira, an historical African-centered paradigm rooted in an
analysis of cultural groups, as a distinct framework for
explicating global political dynamics, and an appropriate starting
point toward a new understanding of international affairs.
The effect of religious factors on politics has been a key issue
since the end of the Cold War and the subsequent rise of religious
terrorism. However, the systematic investigations of these topics
have focused primarily on the effects of religion on domestic and
international conflict. Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World
Politics offers a comprehensive evaluation of the role of religion
in international relations, broadening the scope of investigation
to such topics as the relationship between religion and
cooperation, religion and conflict, and the relationship between
religion and the quality of life. Religion is often manipulated by
political elites to advance their principal goal of political
survival. Zeev Maoz and Errol A. Henderson find that no specific
religion is either consistently more bellicose or consistently more
cooperative than other religions. However, religious similarity
between states tends to reduce the propensity of conflict and
increase the opportunity for security cooperation. The authors find
a significant relationship between secularism and human security.
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