Perspectives on the State Borders in Globalized Africa - 9781032064338

Name: Perspectives on the State Borders in Globalized Africa - 9781032064338
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Perspectives on the State Borders in Globalized AfricaAuthor(s): Yuichi Sasaoka, Aim Raoul Sumo Tayo, Sayoko Uesu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032064338, 978-1032064338\nSynopsis\nAssessing the different kinds of borders between African nations, the contributors present a borderland and trans-region approach to understanding the challenges and opportunities facing the peoples of the African continent.\n\nAfrica faces rampant violence, terrorism, deterioration of water-energy-food provision, influxes of refugees and immigrants, and religious hatred under the trends of globalization. Solutions for these issues require new perspectives that are not attempted by conventional state-building approaches. Statehood is limited in many places on the African continent because many states are combined by loose political ties. African states borders tend to be regarded as porous and fragile. However, as the contributors t.