Punching above Weight: How the African Union Commission Exercises Agency in Politics

Conventional narratives suggest that the African Union Commission (AUC), like most international public administrations and international organisations (IOs) housed in the less materially endowed regions of the world, exercises no meaningful agency on international issues. This article however seeks...

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Autor principal:	Thomas Kwasi Tieku
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	History of Africa DT1-3415 International relations JZ2-6530 Social Sciences H
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/c2a4152baf47422ba5d707bf543ea8a9
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2a4152baf47422ba5d707bf543ea8a92021-11-12T22:33:35ZPunching above Weight: How the African Union Commission Exercises Agency in Politics0002-03971868-686910.1177/0002039721990394https://doaj.org/article/c2a4152baf47422ba5d707bf543ea8a92021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0002039721990394https://doaj.org/toc/0002-0397https://doaj.org/toc/1868-6869Conventional narratives suggest that the African Union Commission (AUC), like most international public administrations and international organisations (IOs) housed in the less materially endowed regions of the world, exercises no meaningful agency on international issues. This article however seeks to show that the AUC is neither a glorified messenger and docile follower of orders of governments nor is it an empty vessel that timidly goes where the wind of governments blows. Rather, the AUC exercises significant agency on issues that affect not just the African continent but also the broader international system. The AUC is often at the heart of international agenda-setting, norm development, decision-making, rule creation, policy development, and it sometimes offer strategic leadership. The article demonstrates six pathways through which the AUC acts like a tail wagging a dog.Thomas Kwasi TiekuSAGE PublishingarticleHistory of AfricaDT1-3415International relationsJZ2-6530Social SciencesHENAfrica Spectrum, Vol 56 (2021)
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description	Conventional narratives suggest that the African Union Commission (AUC), like most international public administrations and international organisations (IOs) housed in the less materially endowed regions of the world, exercises no meaningful agency on international issues. This article however seeks to show that the AUC is neither a glorified messenger and docile follower of orders of governments nor is it an empty vessel that timidly goes where the wind of governments blows. Rather, the AUC exercises significant agency on issues that affect not just the African continent but also the broader international system. The AUC is often at the heart of international agenda-setting, norm development, decision-making, rule creation, policy development, and it sometimes offer strategic leadership. The article demonstrates six pathways through which the AUC acts like a tail wagging a dog.
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Punching above Weight: How the African Union Commission Exercises Agency in Politics

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