Dreams of Power The Role of the Organization of African Unity in the Politics of Africa 1963... Book

Introduction, methodology and theoretical perspectives: Introduction; Methodology; Theoretical perspectives; Ideology; Concluding remarks. The structures of African politics: domestic conditions, foreign policy and international relations: Introduction; Some general characteristics of African states; The foreign policy of African states; The structures of Africa's international relations. Some historical and ideological perspectives; Introduction; The nature and manifestations of African nationalism; The The nature and manifestations of Pan- Africanism; An outline of Pan-African co-operation 1945-1960. The formation of the Organization of African Unity: Introduction; The emergence of inter-African cleavages 1960-1962; Towards reconciliation 1962-1963; The preparatory conference of foreign ministers, Addis Ababa, 15-21 May 1963; The summit if heads of state and government, Addis Ababa, 22-25 May 1963; Of mice and bombs: evaluations. The internal functioning of the OAU: Introduction; Some legal parameters; The institutional evolution of the OAU: an overview; The house of Africans: the General Secretariat in perspective; Operating on arrears: the OAU and its budget; The African family: the policy organs in perspective; Evaluations. The OAU and the struggle against colonialism: Introductory observations; Between shifts and ambiguities: OAU diplomacy on Southern Africa; No alternative but the use of force: the OAU and the armed struggle; Greed and a touch of megalomania: the OAU and the Western Sahara crisis; Evaluation and afterthoughts. The OAU and the management of Africa's political order (I): The world's village idiot: theOAU's rationale of dispute settlement; Not peace, not war: the OAU and the management of inter-African conflicts. The OAU and the management of Africa's political order (II): Is this the way you feed your children, OAU?: the Pan-African forum and internal conflicts; Grandiloquent notions: the military dimensions of the continental order; In a world where it is dangerous to be on your own: the OAU and the global role of Africa; Evaluations. Conclusions: Introduction; Theories of politics; The functioning of the OAU; Some ideological perspectives. Epilogue: Africa and untity.