Perspectives on Third-World Sovereignty: The Postmodern Paradox

197 Pages·1996·19.604 MB·English

by  Mark E. Denham, Mark Owen Lombardi (eds.)

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Perspectives on Third
World Sovereignty
The Postmodern Paradox
Edited by
Mark E. Denham
Associate Professor ofP olitical Science and
Director of the Institute of International Affairs
The University of Toledo. Ohio
and
Mark Owen Lombardi
Associate Professor ofP olitical Science
and International Studies
The University of Tampa. Florida
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Perspectives on Third-World sovereignty / edited by Mark E. Denham and
Mark Owen Lombardi.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-312-16039-5
I. Sovereignty. 2. Developing countries-Politics and government.
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To Judy and Connie for their support, love,
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
List ofA bbreviations x
Notes on the Contributors xi
1 Perspectives on Third-World Sovereignty: Problems
with(out) Borders
Mark E. Denham and Mark Owen Lombardi
2 SpacelfimeJSovereignty
R. B. J. Walker 13
3 State Sovereignty, the Politics of Identity and the Place of
the Political
David S. Stern 28
4 Moral Geographies and the Ethics of Post-Sovereignty
Michael J. Shapiro 39
5 Community, Recognition, and Nonnative Sovereignty:
Reaching beyond the Boundaries of States
Charles V. Blatz 60
6 The Third World and a Problem with Borders
David L Blaney and Naeem lnayatullah 83
7 Conditionalities without End: Hegemony, Neo-Liberalism
and the Demise of Sovereignty in the South
Timothy M. Shaw 102
8 The Nexus of Sovereignty and Regionalism in Post-Apartheid
Southern Africa
Larry A. Swatuk 120
9 The Decline of Sovereignty?
Karen Slawner 139
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viii Contents
10 Third-World Problem-Solving and the 'Religion' of
Sovereignty: Trends and Prospects
Mark Owen Lombardi 152
Bibliography 164
Index 181
Acknowledgements
There are many to thank for their assistance and support in the writing and
editing of this volume. The College of Arts and Sciences at the University
of Toledo demands special thanks for their generous support of the April,
1993 colloquium entitled 'Problems without Borders: Perspectives on
Third World Sovereignty'. We wish to thank all of the scholars who gath
ered and ushered in a substantive dialogue that helped to generate the
ideas and conclusions in this volume. The exchange of ideas proved fruit
ful and illuminating.
The University of Tampa Dana foundation needs special consideration
for their financial support during the editing process in the summer of
1993. We would also like to thank the Department of Political Science at
the University of Toledo together with its Chair Richard Weisfelder for
their financial and academic support of the project.
We also thank the general editor of the series Timothy Shaw for his
support, encouragement, participation and sage advice during the prepara
tion of this volume.
We would also like to thank Dr Judy Downs-Lombardi for her editorial
flair and unflinching support and guidance.
MARK E. DENHAM
MARK OWEN LOMBARDI
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List of Abbreviations
ACP African, Caribbean, Pacific (grouping of states associated
with the EU)
BHN Basic Human Needs
CONSAS Constellation of Southern African States
EC European Community
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EU European Union
FSU Former Soviet Union
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
IFIs International Financial Institutions
IMF International Monetary Fund
INGOs International Non-Governmental Organizations
lOs International Organizations
IPE International Political Economy
MNCs Multi-National Corporations
NAFfA North American Free Trade Agreement
NICs Newly Industrializing Countries
NIDL New International Division of Labor
NIDP New International Division of Power
NIEO New International Economic Order
NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations
OAU Organization of African Unity
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
PTA Preferential Trade Area (for Eastern and Southern Africa)
PVOs Private Voluntary Organizations
SACU South African Customs Union
SADC Southern African Development Community
SADCC Southern African Development Coordination Conference
SAPs Structural Adjustment Programs
TNCs Trans-National Corporations
UN United Nations
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
WTO World Trade Organization
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