ISBN:
9789264265875
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (224 p.)
,
21 x 28cm.
Series Statement:
West African Studies
Parallel Title:
Parallele Sprachausgabe Coopération transfrontalière et réseaux de gouvernance en Afrique de l'Ouest
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cross border co-operation and policy networks in West Africa
Keywords:
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
;
Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik
;
Wirtschaftsintegration
;
Westafrika
;
Development
;
Westafrika
;
Wirtschaftskooperation
Abstract:
This publication examines how policy actors involved in cross-border co-operation contribute to the regional integration process in West Africa. It uses a pioneering methodology, known as social network analysis, to visualise the formal and informal relationships between actors involved in cross-border policy networks, showing that borders have notable and diverse impacts on exchanges of information and the relative power of networks. The report then analyses a range of regional indicators of co-operation potential, visually demonstrating that borders can also affect the ability of sub-regions within West Africa to develop cross-border initiatives in a number of ways. Combining these two analyses with the perceptions of regional policy makers as to which border areas they consider as priorities for regional integration, the publication concludes with the analytical foundations for more effective place-based policies that can enhance cross-border co-operation in West Africa.
DOI:
10.1787/9789264265875-en
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