Decolonizing African Politics: Bridging the Contours of Debate

This book serves as a unique contribution to the curriculum decolonizing agenda currently trending in universities. It approaches Politics and International Relations from the postcolonial and decolonial perspectives with empirical rebuttals to existing imperial and neocolonial false narratives. It examines key concepts and topics which regularly feature when teaching or discussing Africa at universities, such as: nationhood and nationalisms; neo-patrimonialism; arbitrary borders and tribes; françafrique; superpower relations; relationships with China & Russia; South-South cooperation and collaborations; foreign interventions; global justice; global governance and reform of the UN Security Council. This book explores the etymologies of these concepts or topics and their terminological application to Africa while bringing fresh perspectives to the debate. It appeals to scholars and students of African politics and international relations, and functions as a graduate and advanced under-graduate pedagogical tool.

Michael Amoah specializes in International Relations and Politics. He has held lecturing positions at SOAS, University of Bristol and a Visiting Senior Fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous books include: Nationalism, Globalization, and Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011); The New Pan-Africanism: Globalism and the Nation State in Africa (I B Tauris, 2019) and; Reconstructing the Nation in Africa (I B Tauris 2021 [2007]). Dr Amoah has published several world-leading articles in reputable journals. He often contributes on BBC Television, Al Jazeera English and TRT World.