Emerging Powers in Africa: A New Wave in the Relationship? (International Political Economy Series)

This empirically and theoretically grounded book provides insights into the ascendance of powers such as Turkey, South Korea and Indonesia and their relationship with Africa. Leading scholars present case studies from the BRICS and beyond to demonstrate the constantly evolving and complex character of these ties and their place in the global capitalist order. They also offer new theoretical insights, as well as theorisation of the spatio-temporal dynamics involved in processes of accumulation within the African space. Their contention is that, despite their supposed anti-imperialism, these emerging powers have become agents for continued uneven development. This innovative edited collection will appeal to students and scholars of international relations, political science, development studies, area studies, geography and economics. -- Back cover Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Seeing Through the MIST: New Contenders for the African Space?....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Theorising Emerging Powers in Africa within the Western-Led System of Accumulation....Pages 17-38 The BRICS in Africa: Agents of Development?....Pages 39-55 Emerging Powers in the Southern Maritime Space....Pages 57-74 Front Matter....Pages 75-75 Conceptualising the Dialectics of China’s Presence in Africa....Pages 77-106 Nehru’s Neoliberals: Draining or Aiding Africa?....Pages 107-128 New Dynamics or Old Patterns? South–South Cooperation Between Brazil and Angola....Pages 129-157 Guns and Poseurs: Russia Returns to Africa....Pages 159-175 South African Corporations in BRICS: New Waves of Entrepreneurial Thinking?....Pages 177-197 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 South Korea in Africa: Exporting an ‘Economic Miracle’ or ‘Imperialist Mimicry’?....Pages 201-215 Turkey’s Political-Economic Engagement With Africa....Pages 217-231 Indonesian Engagements with Africa and the Revitalised ‘Spirit of Bandung’....Pages 233-247 Conclusion: How New is the ‘New Wave’?....Pages 249-259 Back Matter....Pages 261-268