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The African Union and the Institutionalisation of Pan-Africanism
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This chapter argues the African Union (AU) is the latest institutional incarnation of the idea of Pan-Africanism. However, also interrogates how the AU has only had a limited degree of success in forging a Pan-African consciousness and identity, both within the continent and among the Diaspora around the world. The chapter examines whether Pan-Africanism can serve as a conceptual framework for understanding the international relations of African countries. It enumerates the pillars integral to reviving a latent and emerging Pan-African School of Thought. The chapter assesses whether we can consider the establishment of the African Union and its predecessor the Organisation of African Unity, as sequential institutional incarnations of the spirit of Pan-Africanism. It also assesses the pitfalls of forging a Pan-African consciousness and identity. The chapter concludes by identifying pathways to enhancing and consolidating a sense of Pan-Africanism among citizens across the continent and Diaspora.
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“The organization enjoys little support or legitimacy among African citizens, and many view it as ineffective and as having failed to solve the continent's most pressing issues ( Tieku 2019 ; Murithi 2020 ; Witt this issue).”
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“Currently, the AU is seen as a successor of the OAU and a carrier of the ideals of continental unity, one that promotes the ideology and practice of pan-Africanism (Mathews 2005; Murithi 2020).”
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- Authors
- Murithi, T.
- Corresponding author
- Murithi, Tim
- ORCID
- Murithi, Tim
- Venue
- Routledge Handbook of Pan-Africanism
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2020-04-30
- Pages
- 373-384
- OpenAlex
- W3023967167
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 13.07
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Political and Social Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › African history and culture studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Studies and Ethnography
- Keywords
- African Union, Pan-Africanism, Organization of African Unity, African diaspora, African international relations
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