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African Nationalism and its Implications for Regional Integration

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  • Michael Kanyange Macharia

    (Department of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya)

  • Maria Nzomo

    (International Relations & Governance at Institute of Diplomacy & International Studies Director, University of Nairobi, Kenya)

  • Timothy M. Shaw

    (Adjunct Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston, University of Ottawa, Carleton and Dalhousie and RUDN, Moscow)

Abstract

Africa has endeavored to make material regional integration since the early independence years. Nationalism creates identities that are antagonistic to regional integration. The aspiration for continental unity was first conceived by the pan -Africanist movement at the turn of the twentieth century. Pan- Africanism was pivotal in creating a black race consciousness and identity at a time when the black people were dehumanized and subjected to slavery in foreign lands. This article seeks to assess the implication of nationalisms in Africa on her regional integration efforts. It argues that nationalism has been responsible the slow pace of regional integration on the continent. Through a qualitative analysis, this article finds that nationalism in Africa is not a homogenous reality and that it finds expression in different variants and forms and as such has and continues to influence negatively regional integration processes on the continent.

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  • Michael Kanyange Macharia & Maria Nzomo & Timothy M. Shaw, 2023. "African Nationalism and its Implications for Regional Integration," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(10), pages 63-74, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:10:p:63-74
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