Africa's Challenge to International Relations Theory

JOHN F. CLARK Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Florida International University SIBA N,. GROVOGUI Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, John Hopkins University JAMES JUDE HENTZ Assistant Professor of International Studies, Virginia Military Institute SANDRA J. MACLEAN Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics and Development, Dalhousie University SAKAH MAHMUD Associate Professor of Political Science, Transylvania University, Lexington ASSIS MALAQUAIS Assistant Professor of Government, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY TANDEKA NKIWANE PhD Candidate, John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies RANDOLPH B. PERSAUD Assistant Professor, American University, Washington, DC LARRY SWATUK Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Botswana JANIS VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Africa has been noticeably absent in international relations theory. This collection breaks new ground in how we think about both international relations and Africa, re-examining such foundational concepts as sovereignty, the state, and power;Africa has been noticeably absent in international relations theory. This new collection of essays by contemporary Africanists convincingly demonstrates the importance of the continent to every theoretical approach in international relations. This collection breaks new ground in how we think about both international relations and Africa, re-examining such foundational concepts as sovereignty, the state, and power; critically investigating the salience of realism, neo-liberalism, liberalism in Africa, and providing new thinking about regionalism, security and identity.