An Afrocentric critique of China's security concerns in Africa: The cases of Mali and South Sudan

Rapanyane, Makhura Benjamin; Sethole, Florence Ramasela

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“…Semi-peripheral countries like China exploit peripheral countries like Zambia, Kenya, The Gambia, and Ethiopia. For the past many years, the Chinese have been exploiting the natural and mineral resources of peripheral countries, particularly those in Africa (Rapanyane & Shai 2019;Rapanyane & Sethole 2020). China's exploitative engagement could be attested in the case of Sri Lanka.…”

Section: World Systems Analysis and Exploitation In The Market-economymentioning

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“…Through their concessional loans and benevolent grants, they are able to -through their companies -extract priceless resources in the continent. In addition, the Chinese has infested Africa with their low-quality commodities (Rapanyane & Sethole 2020). Today, Chinese businesses virtually dominate all African countries.…”

Section: World Systems Analysis and Exploitation In The Market-economymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Afrocentric Critique of World Systems Analysis as a Critical Theory in International Relations

Rapanyane

Shai²

2023

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In this research paper, authors provide a comprehensive overview and critique of the World System Analysis (also read as World System theory). This central focus is driven by the need to bring about a fair and justifiable explanation of the theory and appreciation by examining the work critically as the most persuasive theory in international relations. The aim of this paper is to bring about world system analysis as the best tool in analysing the world politics, understanding world history and key reasons for imperialism, and why core countries such as the United States of America (USA), China and etc., often intervene in world crises through grants and other forms of aid. The authors argue that the world system theory, unlike the dependency theory, is broader in perspective and place the world as a centre of attention in the analysis of the world economic distribution instead of the nation-state. Equally, it can also be deployed in understanding global inequality, dependency and power. The above argument which is achieved through the use of a qualitative approach that has taken the form of the adoption of secondary materials and the Afrocentric paradigm. In this research paper, authors provide a comprehensive overview and critique of the World System Analysis (also read as World System theory). This central focus is driven by the need to bring about a fair and justifiable explanation of the theory and appreciation by examining the work critically as the most persuasive theory in international relations. The aim of this paper is to bring about world system analysis as the best tool in analysing the world politics, understanding world history and key reasons for imperialism, and why core countries such as the United States of America (USA), China and etc., often intervene in world crises through grants and other forms of aid. The authors argue that the world system theory, unlike the dependency theory, is broader in perspective and place the world as a centre of attention in the analysis of the world economic distribution instead of the nation-state. Equally, it can also be deployed in understanding global inequality, dependency and power. The above argument which is achieved through the use of a qualitative approach that has taken the form of the adoption of secondary materials and the Afrocentric paradigm.

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Section: World Systems Analysis and Exploitation In The Market-economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: World Systems Analysis and Exploitation In The Market-economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Afrocentric Critique of World Systems Analysis as a Critical Theory in International Relations

Rapanyane

Shai²

2023

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China’s New World Order Model of Engagement: A Critical Comparison with the Old European Colonial Powers’ involvement in Africa

Rapanyane

2022

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China’s engagement model with Africa has received little scholarly attention from international relations scholars and practitioners in the past. Scholars who have written more about China’s engagement with Africa have far more focused on other significant aspects emanating from alternative sister disciplines of econometrics, economics, political science, and so forth. While this is the case, this paper sought to extensively delve into the subject of China’s Africa engagement model and compare and contrast China’s Africa engagement model with that of the British and French colonial models of the earlier imperial period. This paper argues fundamentally that China’s Africa engagement model—although not far different from that of the European colonial powers—advances pillars that champion a soft foreign policy stance while it hides its extensive disregard for African countries and their economies. Methodologically, this paper relied on complete interdisciplinary discourse analysis and prevailing continental relevant literature on the subject of China-Africa relations, British-Africa relations, and French-Africa relations.

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An Afrocentric critique of China's security concerns in Africa: The cases of Mali and South Sudan

Cited by 2 publications

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Afrocentric Critique of World Systems Analysis as a Critical Theory in International Relations

Afrocentric Critique of World Systems Analysis as a Critical Theory in International Relations

China’s New World Order Model of Engagement: A Critical Comparison with the Old European Colonial Powers’ involvement in Africa

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