1st Edition
Civil Society Regionalization in Southern Africa The Cases of Trade and HIV/AIDS
1.Introduction
2. Theoretical considerations
3. The Statist-Capitalist Regional Order in Southern Africa
4. Civil society Regionalization in the Trade Sector in Southern Africa
5. Civil Society Regionalization in the HIV/AIDS Sector in Southern Africa
6. Conclusion
Biography
Andréas Godsäter is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Global Studies at University of Gothenburg, teaching International Relations. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Center for the Study of Governance Innovation, University of Pretoria. His main research interests are regionalism, governance, civil society, democracy, development co-operation, migration, and environmental issues with a special geographical focus on Africa.
’This book is a much needed empirical account of how civil society contributes to shaping regional governance in Africa. New forms of regionalism and the involvement of non-state actors are critical to make regional governance work for the people, not only for states and markets. This book investigates a critical case and provides valuable information to all scholars and students interested in forms of regionalization from below.’ Lorenzo Fioramonti, University of Pretoria, South Africa
