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Africa is currently undergoing fundamental changes similar to those that gave rise to the Westphalian state system in Europe. As in midseventeenth-century Europe, the process of transformation currently taking place in Africa involves social dislocation, political upheaval, economic chaos, and environmental degradation. The violence associated with such changes will force reconfigurations of both African nations and states and, ultimately, determine their position within the international system.
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Malaquias, A. (2001). Reformulating International Relations Theory: African Insights and Challenges. In: Dunn, K.C., Shaw, T.M. (eds) Africa’s Challenge to International Relations Theory. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333977538_2
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