The Institutional Consequences of Domestic Politics on Africa's International Relations and Regional Cooperation.

... The Institutional Consequences of Domestic Politics on Africa's International Relations and Regional Cooperation The African States recently resolved to establish a relatively new regional body called the African Union and pursue its goals and objectives. Former members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) constitute the Union. This composition is characterized by Varying social-cultural, economic, religious and political backgrounds-factors which could act as encumbrances to operational capacity of the new Union. Though this new Union might be a product of lessons from the successes and pitfalls of OAU and regional response to globalization process, the consequences on national decision making process of member states, their domestic sovereignty, structures and institutions could be worthy of subjects of analysis. Worthy of examination also are the impacts of domestic political environment characterized by various structures and processes, military capability, population and national wealth, and plural ethnic groups on the power play within and

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