Solidarity or hierarchy?: India’s identification with Africa and the postcolonial politics of race

The idea of solidarity between India and Africa has long drawn heavily from historical sources, including the anti-colonial legacies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, and ongoing frustration with a hierarchical world order that subordinates them from international decision-making. In this article, I consider the historical ambivalence embedded within the ways in which India now identifies with and talks about “Africa.” I argue that elements of the Modi government’s political project is changing the meaning of India’s identification with “Africa.” After a brief theoretical discussion and a consideration of the historical context, I look at two recent examples in which India’s relationship with Africa was narrated: the 2015 India–Africa Forum Summit and the recent furor over attacks on African students in India. This has already caused upset between India and specific African states. Although still premised on shared resistance to hierarchy, there are signs that the idea of “India-Africa relations” itself can become a hierarchical discourse.     

High food prices in urban Cameroon: coping strategies and suggested policy actions

Governments tend to focus on short-term policies to address the immediate effects of high food prices when spikes occur, while in the long term, urban residents are left to their own devices struggling to ensure adequate household food consumption. Using data collected in three cities in Cameroon among 300 households, this article documents participants’ opinions on appropriate policies to address high food prices as well as how households cope with chronic high food prices. It emphasises the importance of long-term government strategies such as improved farm-to-market roads and agricultural sector supports as means to improve food security.     

Zur Passivlegitimation des Betreibers bzw Hausverwalters eines Einkaufszentrums für die Negatorienklage

Da ein unter Umst?nden langwieriges Verfahren abzuführen ist, um die Einflu?nahme der Mehrheit der Wohnungseigentümer auf die St?rungshandlungen Dritter verwirklichen zu k?nnen, ist eine direkte M?glichkeit des Mehrheitseigentümers, die klagsgegenst?ndliche St?rung rechtlich und faktisch alleine verhindern zu k?nnen, zu verneinen. Damit liegt aber der für die Bejahung der Passivlegitimation des Mehrheitseigentümers für die Negatorienklage erforderliche unmittelbare Zusammenhang zwischen Sachherrschaft und St?rung nicht vor. Von der rechtlichen M?glichkeit des Hausverwalters zur Verhinderung der St?rungshandlungen Dritter als Voraussetzung für die Passivlegitimation für die Negatorienklage kann nur die Rede sein, soweit es sich um Ma?nahmen handelt, die der ordentlichen Verwaltung zuzuordnen sind.     

An age of uncertainty: Building a post-cold war U.S. security strategy for east and Southeast Asia

The contours of the future U.S. security policy in the Asia-Pacific is a vexed question both in research literature and among American elites. There is no conformity either in threat perceptions or concrete methods of security policy. However, the region is recognized by all competitive groups as a critical area for U.S. national interests presently and in the foreseeable future. This article explores the major security challenges that America faces in the region; including China-Taiwan and other local conflicts, conventional arms race and nuclear proliferation, generational transition and nontraditional threats. The article reviews Clinton administration policy in the region and explains the nature of the U.S. domestic debate on the Asia-Pacific.