Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; From Pan-Africanism to the African Union: the invention of an idea; Peace and development challenges for the African Union; The peace and security institutions; Reinforcing African Union - civil society partnership; Towards a paradigm of auto-development; Conclusion; Bibliography; Select index.

About the Author

Dr Timothy Murithi is Programme Officer of the Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Switzerland.

Reviews

'This is one of the best books, in recent years, critically analysing the new African Union as a normative and peace-building project. Dr Tim Murithi highlights the problems, challenges and opportunities in translating this normative project into practical programmes that affect the lives of ordinary African peoples. The African Union is a must read, and highly recommended for students, academics, policy and development practitioners.' Dr David J. Francis, University of Bradford, UK '...makes a valuable contribution to our thinking about the OAU's successor and where a pan-continental body such as the AU should go...will likely be a point of reference for all scholars working on this important - if neglected - international body.' Political ReviewNet 'Murithi offers a wide-ranging survey of the African Union's initial efforts to promote peace and development, and to engage with various actors within civil society.' Modern African Studies '...a timely and informative engagement with the emergence of the African Union (AU) and its recent initiatives. Murithi is an Afro-optimist, and his book breathes optimism and a sense lf "African can" on every page. This is much needed...' African Affairs