Archive for the 'Globalization' Category

From the slave trade to ‘free’ trade: How trade undermines democracy and justice in Africa

Edited by Patrick Burnett and Firoze Manji. Can trade in the era of globalisation be ‘fair’ or ‘just’? Drawing on lessons from the slave trade and studies of the international finance institutions, these essays provide insights into how free trade policies have a profoundly negative impact on the rights of communities, environmental sustainability and the development of democracy in Africa. [Full E-Book, pdf, 2,1 MB]

‘Who’s Afraid of China in Africa?’

Africa in the New Millennium: Interrogating Barbie Democracy, Seeking Alternatives

sul serio: Soziale Bewegungen in Afrika

The G8, Africa and Nepad

The wider context of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade

The United States of Africa: The challenges

Canal 2 International: Interview forum économique

Forum Economique: Interview sur Canal 2

In solidarity with Cité Soleil in Haiti