The East African Community: Questions of Sovereignty, Regionalism, and Identity

The East African Community: Questions of Sovereignty, Regionalism, and Identity

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Main Author: Vidmar, Hannah Marie
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:
African Studies
African History
East African Community
EAC
East Africa
regionalism
sovereignty
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1427828269
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14278282692021-08-03T06:29:33Z The East African Community: Questions of Sovereignty, Regionalism, and Identity Vidmar, Hannah Marie African Studies African History East African Community EAC East Africa regionalism sovereignty East Africa has a long history of regional cooperation and after independence, in 1967, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda came together to create the East African Community (EAC). In 1977, the EAC disbanded and, under entirely different circumstances, reconstituted in 1999. The core aim of this research is to analyze the processes and rationale underpinning the constitution of the EAC and its re-establishment in the new millennium. It will discuss how the second EAC of the late 1990s questions ideas of sovereignty in East African nation-states, the role that regionalism plays in shaping supra-national notions of governance and how member governments regard a regional governance as more conducive to economic development and political authority. It will finally, raise questions which are mostly left for further research, on how the EAC shapes the formation of a regional identity. The conclusions drawn from this research illuminate how the EAC displays both the uses and limits of idealism in the development of a regional organization as well as demonstrate the factors that hinder the practicality of an East African federation. 2015-05-21 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1427828269 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1427828269 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic African Studies
African History
East African Community
EAC
East Africa
regionalism
sovereignty
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African History
East African Community
EAC
East Africa
regionalism
sovereignty
Vidmar, Hannah Marie
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