African Foreign Policy Analysis (Political Science focus)
African Foreign Policy Analysis (Political Science focus) is a peer‑reviewed scholarly journal published under the Pan‑African Research Journals (PARJ) platform, advancing African‑centred and global research.
Selective Engagement after Unipolarity: U.S. Foreign Policy, Strategic Competition, and African Agency in Sub-Saharan Africa
Selective engagement after unipolarity provides a framework for understanding U.S. foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa in the post-unipolar moment, emphasising strategic competition and the limits of liberal internationalism. Post-unipolar U.S.–Africa policy is best understood as a shifting compromise among liberal internationalist rhetoric, strategic competition, counterterror imperatives, and bureaucratic fragmentation across security, development, and commercial agencies. Drawing on comparative analysis of Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden Africa strategies; content analysis of National Security Strategy documents, congressional hearings, and AFRICOM budget data; and elite interviews with former State Department and NSC officials, the study engages debates in hegemonic stability theory, liberal internationalism versus offshore balancing, and African international relations theory. It situates U.S.–Africa policy within broader transformations in the international order. Three core claims are advanced. First, successive administrations sustained a discourse of democracy and partnership while prioritising security access and regime cooperation where strategic interests were highest. Second, Sino–American competition has widened African bargaining space in some areas but also intensified transactionalism and weakened value-based conditionality. Third, the coexistence of AFRICOM, USAID, MCC, Treasury, and diplomatic priorities generates persistent implementation incoherence that African governments navigate strategically. The study concludes that an African-centred reading of U.S. policy must assess not only stated objectives but also the distributional consequences of aid, military partnerships, and investment tools. Greater policy coherence is needed to align governanc
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County security forums, civilian protection, and local peace infrastructure in post-agreement South Sudan
This article examines County security forums, civilian protection, and local peace infrastructure in post-agreement South Sudan with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a working paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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County Security Forums as Local Peace Infrastructure
In post-agreement South Sudan, county security forums represent emerging local peace infrastructure with potential to address civilian protection gaps. This article develops a theoretical framework that positions these forums as mechanisms for integrating food and water security into broader security governance. Drawing on evidence from governance and security studies, the framework argues that effective civilian protection requires moving beyond traditional security paradigms to incorporate multidimensional indicators of human security. The discussion examines how county-level forums can operationalise this integration through collaborative governance approaches, addressing systemic vulnerabilities that undermine peace. The conclusion highlights implications for peacebuilding policy and practice in fragile states, emphasising the need for context-specific adaptations of global governance models to local realities.
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A Resilience-Based Theoretical Framework for Uganda's Cyber Negotiation Strategy in Diplomatic Crisis Management
This article develops a theoretical framework for understanding Uganda's cyber negotiation strategy within diplomatic crisis management contexts. Drawing on resilience concepts from business and environmental management literature, it argues that Uganda's approach can be conceptualised through adaptive capacity, resource mobilisation, and institutional learning dimensions. The framework integrates insights from Ugandan case studies on small and medium enterprise resilience, medical waste management, coastal ecosystem services, and ocean data challenges to ground the analysis in local evidence. This theoretical contribution addresses the gap in African foreign policy analysis regarding cyber diplomacy frameworks, offering a structured approach to examining how Uganda navigates digital negotiations during diplomatic crises. The article concludes with implications for policy and future research directions in political science.
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A Theoretical Framework for Uganda's Cyber Negotiation Strategy in Diplomatic Crisis Management
This article develops a theoretical framework for understanding Uganda's cyber negotiation strategy within diplomatic crisis management, drawing on interdisciplinary insights from political science, institutional economics, and environmental governance. It examines how Uganda's post-war statebuilding context, characterised by minimalist economic management and aid dependency, shapes its approach to cyber negotiations during crises. The framework integrates institutional theory with resource-based perspectives to analyse how Uganda leverages digital tools while navigating constraints. Evidence from recent studies on Uganda's institutional environment, economic strategies, and sustainable resource management informs the analysis. The article argues that Uganda's cyber negotiation strategy reflects adaptive institutional responses to external pressures, with implications for African foreign policy and crisis diplomacy. Theoretical contributions include a model linking cyber capabilities to diplomatic outcomes in resource-constrained states, while practical applications focus on enhancing Uganda's crisis resilience through strategic cyber engagement.
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Ugandan cyber negotiation strategy and diplomatic crisis management
This article examines Ugandan cyber negotiation strategy and diplomatic crisis management with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a original research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines Ugandan cyber negotiation strategy and diplomatic crisis management with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Ugandan cyber crisis communication and foreign policy coordination
This article examines Ugandan cyber crisis communication and foreign policy coordination with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a original research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Ugandan cyber diplomacy and incident response coordination
This article examines Ugandan cyber diplomacy and incident response coordination with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a methodology article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines Ugandan cyber diplomacy and incident response coordination with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Kenyan cyber policy coordination for cross-border incident response
This article examines Kenyan cyber policy coordination for cross-border incident response with a focused emphasis on Kenya within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Ugandan cyber incident coordination frameworks
This article examines Ugandan cyber incident coordination frameworks with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a conference paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Cyber resilience policy coordination in Ugandan public institutions
This article examines Cyber resilience policy coordination in Ugandan public institutions with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a original research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Emerging research priorities in South Sudan for African Foreign Policy Analysis (Political Science focus)
This article examines Emerging research priorities in South Sudan for African Foreign Policy Analysis (Political Science focus) with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a review article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Emerging research priorities in Uganda for African Foreign Policy Analysis (Political Science focus)
This article examines Emerging research priorities in Uganda for African Foreign Policy Analysis (Political Science focus) with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a methodology article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article develops selective engagement after unipolarity as an analytical lens for understanding u.s. foreign policy toward sub-saharan africa in the post-unipolar moment: strategic competition, selective engagement, and the limits of liberal internationalism. It argues that post-unipolar U.S.-Africa policy is best understood as a shifting compromise among liberal internationalist rhetoric, strategic competition, counterterror imperatives, and bureaucratic fragmentation across security, development, and commercial agencies. Drawing on comparative policy analysis across bush, obama, trump, and biden africa strategies; content analysis of nss documents, congressional hearings, and africom budget data; structured elite interviews with former state department and nsc africa directorate officials., the paper links the theoretical debates identified in hegemonic stability theory and its critics; liberal internationalism (ikenberry) versus offshore balancing (mearsheimer & walt); african international relations theory (acharya; lumumba-kasongo). situates u.s.–africa policy within structural changes to the international order. to a comparative and historically grounded reading of South Sudan and the related cases assembled in the research design. The article advances three core claims. First, successive administrations maintained a discourse of democracy and partnership, yet repeatedly prioritised security access and regime cooperation where strategic interests were judged to be high. Second, Sino-American competition has expanded African bargaining room in some arenas, but it has also intensified transactionalism and reduced the credibility of value-based conditionality. Third, the coexistence of AFRICOM, USAID, MCC, Treasury, and diplomatic priorities creates a persistent
This article examines The Nuer-Dinka Political Divide: Ethnic Identity, Historical Grievance, and Elite Manipulation: Rural and Urban Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a methodology article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration
This article examines Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration: Implementation Failures and Security Setbacks: An Empirical Investigation with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a methodology article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines Africa at the G20: Voice, Representation, and Marginalisation in Global Economic Governance: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on Angola within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a methodology article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Committee Systems in African Parliaments
This article examines Committee Systems in African Parliaments: Oversight, Specialisation, and Effectiveness: Historical Antecedents and Contemporary Relevance with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a review article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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