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    • 19 Dec 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Online via Zoom (register to receive log in information)
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    Title: Region, Regionness and Regional Actorness: An Assessment of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)  

    Abstract: Pros and cons of globalization has made it imperative according to the neoliberal school of thought for states to cooperate under the actorness of international organizations (IOs). However, neorealist see states as the most powerful actors in the international arena and questions IOs such as regional bloc’s autonomous actorness. This presentation puts into perspective the notion of region and regionness relative to ECOWAS (region as a geographic entity and shared purpose) and test its actorness in regional governance with a set of actorness criteria (autonomy, capacity and recognition). It is concluded that ECOWAS is generally a growing actor with some significant influence on its member states, but not yet a fully-fledged one due to limited capacity and state centrism.

    Bio Dr. Amobire Akolga holds PhD in politic from the University of Hull, United Kingdom. He is a full-time lecturer in the University for Development Studies, Ghana. For 2024-25 he is a Fulbright Scholar in Residence in the Global Affairs Program at George Mason University. His research interests is in regional and global governance, African democracy and Africa and the phenomenon of resource curse.


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