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Finance and the Coming of War in Southern Africa, 1894-1899
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In the 1890s financial speculation and market manipulation were prominent features of the Southern African gold mining industry. Extravagantly capitalised, starved of working capital, and poorly managed, many mines could not be made to pay. Investors suffered more at the hands of Randlords than they did than they did from those of the Boer Government in Pretoria.
By failing to take any of this into serious consideration, accounts that focus on mining company complaints as the root cause of the Jameson Raid and the outbreak of war in 1899 are missing a key dimension of the past.
By failing to take any of this into serious consideration, accounts that focus on mining company complaints as the root cause of the Jameson Raid and the outbreak of war in 1899 are missing a key dimension of the past.
Finance and the Coming of War in Southern Africa, 1894-1899
Author:
In the 1890s financial speculation and market manipulation were prominent features of the Southern African gold mining industry. Extravagantly capitalised, starved of working capital, and poorly managed, many mines could not be made to pay. Investors suffered more at the hands of Randlords than they did than they did from those of the Boer Government in Pretoria.
By failing to take any of this into serious consideration, accounts that focus on mining company complaints as the root cause of the Jameson Raid and the outbreak of war in 1899 are missing a key dimension of the past.
By failing to take any of this into serious consideration, accounts that focus on mining company complaints as the root cause of the Jameson Raid and the outbreak of war in 1899 are missing a key dimension of the past.
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Diplomatic Studies, Volume: 22
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Going Along to Get Along: Diplomatic Pressure and Interstate Socialization by Naif Al-Mulla explores how diplomatic pressure shapes global governance at the United Nations. Through rigorous analysis and empirical examples, the book demonstrates how diplomatic pressure influences foreign policy positions and, by extension, global, multilateral outcomes. The work challenges assumptions and provides fresh insight, showcasing the cumulative effect of proactive diplomacy. Ideal for postgraduates, scholars, and policymakers, it offers a comprehensive understanding of how interstate coalitions can strategically mobilize diplomatic pressure to gain wide acceptance of a cause, with far-reaching implications from the United Nations to capitals worldwide.
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Diplomatic Studies, Volume: 22
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Going Along to Get Along: Diplomatic Pressure and Interstate Socialization by Naif Al-Mulla explores how diplomatic pressure shapes global governance at the United Nations. Through rigorous analysis and empirical examples, the book demonstrates how diplomatic pressure influences foreign policy positions and, by extension, global, multilateral outcomes. The work challenges assumptions and provides fresh insight, showcasing the cumulative effect of proactive diplomacy. Ideal for postgraduates, scholars, and policymakers, it offers a comprehensive understanding of how interstate coalitions can strategically mobilize diplomatic pressure to gain wide acceptance of a cause, with far-reaching implications from the United Nations to capitals worldwide.
Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2023
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Africa Yearbook, Volume: 20
The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook contains articles on all sub-Saharan states, each of the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern, Southern Africa) focusing on major cross-border developments and sub-regional organizations as well as one article on continental developments and one on African-European relations. While the articles have thorough academic quality, the Yearbook is mainly oriented to the requirements of a large range of target groups: students, politicians, diplomats, administrators, journalists, teachers, practitioners in the field of development aid as well as business people.
Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2023
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Africa Yearbook, Volume: 20
The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook contains articles on all sub-Saharan states, each of the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern, Southern Africa) focusing on major cross-border developments and sub-regional organizations as well as one article on continental developments and one on African-European relations. While the articles have thorough academic quality, the Yearbook is mainly oriented to the requirements of a large range of target groups: students, politicians, diplomats, administrators, journalists, teachers, practitioners in the field of development aid as well as business people.
A Research Program in Progress
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What are key causes and effects of structural inequality across many social, economic, and psychological situations of life? Power-dependence/exchange theory and relevant data are used in this book to help answer this complicated question. Crucial dimensions of interpersonal behavior, social symbolic communication, and individual social psychology are explored in the context of exchange network and group dynamics. Developed across the past 60 years, the research program covered here provides a distinctive perspective on “social exchange theory,” bringing to bear data produced through use of various research methods: qualitative ethnography, controlled laboratory experiment, vignette experiment, social sample survey, and psycholinguistic analysis.
A Research Program in Progress
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What are key causes and effects of structural inequality across many social, economic, and psychological situations of life? Power-dependence/exchange theory and relevant data are used in this book to help answer this complicated question. Crucial dimensions of interpersonal behavior, social symbolic communication, and individual social psychology are explored in the context of exchange network and group dynamics. Developed across the past 60 years, the research program covered here provides a distinctive perspective on “social exchange theory,” bringing to bear data produced through use of various research methods: qualitative ethnography, controlled laboratory experiment, vignette experiment, social sample survey, and psycholinguistic analysis.
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This is the fourth edition of the Yearbook on the African Union (YBAU). The YBAU is first and foremost an academic project that provides an in-depth evaluation and analysis of the institution, its processes, and its engagements. Despite the increased agency in recent years of the African Union in general, and the AU Commission in particular, little is known – outside expert policy or niche academic circles – about the Union’s activities. This is the gap the Yearbook on the African Union wants to systematically address. It seeks to be a reference point for in-depth research, evidence-based policy-making and decision-making.
Contributors are Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Kwesi Aning, Juliana Abena Appiah, Habibu Yaya Bappah, Bruce Byiers, Annie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha, Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Debela Fituma, Cheryl Hendricks, Jens Herpolsheimer, Benedikt Kamski, Tony Karbo, Hubert Kinkoh, Klara Leithäuser, Edefe Ojomo, Francis Onditi, Naila Salihu, Rahel W. Sebhatu, Moussa Soumahoro, Elsie Tachie-Menson, Tim Zajontz.
Contributors are Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Kwesi Aning, Juliana Abena Appiah, Habibu Yaya Bappah, Bruce Byiers, Annie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha, Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Debela Fituma, Cheryl Hendricks, Jens Herpolsheimer, Benedikt Kamski, Tony Karbo, Hubert Kinkoh, Klara Leithäuser, Edefe Ojomo, Francis Onditi, Naila Salihu, Rahel W. Sebhatu, Moussa Soumahoro, Elsie Tachie-Menson, Tim Zajontz.
Volume Editor:
This is the fourth edition of the Yearbook on the African Union (YBAU). The YBAU is first and foremost an academic project that provides an in-depth evaluation and analysis of the institution, its processes, and its engagements. Despite the increased agency in recent years of the African Union in general, and the AU Commission in particular, little is known – outside expert policy or niche academic circles – about the Union’s activities. This is the gap the Yearbook on the African Union wants to systematically address. It seeks to be a reference point for in-depth research, evidence-based policy-making and decision-making.
Contributors are Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Kwesi Aning, Juliana Abena Appiah, Habibu Yaya Bappah, Bruce Byiers, Annie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha, Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Debela Fituma, Cheryl Hendricks, Jens Herpolsheimer, Benedikt Kamski, Tony Karbo, Hubert Kinkoh, Klara Leithäuser, Edefe Ojomo, Francis Onditi, Naila Salihu, Rahel W. Sebhatu, Moussa Soumahoro, Elsie Tachie-Menson, Tim Zajontz.
Contributors are Ndubuisi Christian Ani, Kwesi Aning, Juliana Abena Appiah, Habibu Yaya Bappah, Bruce Byiers, Annie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha, Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Debela Fituma, Cheryl Hendricks, Jens Herpolsheimer, Benedikt Kamski, Tony Karbo, Hubert Kinkoh, Klara Leithäuser, Edefe Ojomo, Francis Onditi, Naila Salihu, Rahel W. Sebhatu, Moussa Soumahoro, Elsie Tachie-Menson, Tim Zajontz.
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The relationships among the EU, the AU, and their respective member states evolved in an increasingly turbulent global context. Cooperation in areas including trade and investment continued and even deepened through new international agreements, yet diplomatically the relationships went through difficult times. Views on Ukraine and Gaza often diverged significantly. The ongoing destabilisation in the Sahel region, coupled with diminishing European – especially French – influence and engagement, further underscored these differences. The consequence was that high-level dialogue at the AU–EU level was more or less paused during 2023, but the adoption of new Africa strategies by several European countries indicated both a willingness and a potential to deepen relations.
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Following last year’s hotly contested election, and the rather narrow re-election of President João Lourenço, this year was by contrast politically relatively uneventful, though it saw the first ever opposition motion to dismiss a sitting president – a process still open by the end of the year. The country’s foreign politics saw a more proactive role in regional peace efforts and, notably, a rapprochement with the United States. The economic situation was dire, especially after the government phased out fuel subsidies, which triggered widespread but swiftly repressed citizen protests. Generally, the human rights situation and press freedom deteriorated, while a book featuring the alleged ‘confessions’ of the late ex-president José Eduardo dos Santos made minor waves.
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As an election year in Benin, 2023 was also marked by initiatives at the highest level of government to strengthen security, against a backdrop of intervention by armed groups in the north of the country. The enhancement of bilateral and multilateral cooperation enabled the acquisition of equipment and the synergy of efforts in the fight against terrorism. Despite the economic gloom decried by the population, Benin’s economic situation was quite satisfactory and stable, according to the analysis of certain international institutions.
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The tension between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the former president, Ian Khama, intensified, with reports of possible mediation without success. Meanwhile, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) continued to attract disapproval for its deceitful character. The independence of the judiciary and other critical public institutions such as the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) remained public issues, and reports of corruption and maladministration continued. Opposition cooperation talks were in motion, yet divisions and internal wrangling were apparent. Despite Khama’s efforts to disparage Masisi’s regime, the country sustained positive foreign relations. Socioeconomic developments were dominated by a new ten-year sales agreement between the government and De Beers, and mining licences for Debswana (a partnership between the Botswana government and De Beers) were extended for 25 years from 2029 to 2054, following intense negotiations – a critical development considering the role of diamonds in the country’s economy. However, the economy remained vulnerable to external shocks, and the country continued to be afflicted by socioeconomic challenges.
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After seizing power in 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré consolidated control over his military junta by suppressing dissent and building ties with other juntas in the region. As Traoré focused on internal critics and opposition to his power grab, a growing militant Islamist insurgency besieged dozens of localities, cutting populations of displaced people off from essential humanitarian aid. Some 1 m school children had no school to attend as a quarter of the country’s schools were shuttered due to rampant insecurity. A formal alliance with neighbouring juntas in Mali and Niger appeared to do little to address the worsening security situation, as millions in the region faced the highest levels of food insecurity in the last ten years.