Dominatarianism darwinism EAC Jumuiya contextual (mis)fitability regional integration

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorFrancis Onditi
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-16T06:27:03Z
dc.date.available2024-08-16T06:27:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.description.abstractIn this article an alternative thinking and methodological approach for the study of regional integration is proposed, addressing the limitations of classical regional integration theories and the new regionalism approach. A ‘dominatarian’ theory is introduced as an alternative analytical framework that exposes meanings attributed to a social force called ‘personness’, and how regions could be (re)constructed through this anthropocentric lens. The East African Community (EAC, henceforth referred to as the Jumuiya) is chosen as a tour de force for regional integration theories. The triadal analysis of the three main components of classical regional integration theories—economy, institutions and politics—reveals the deficiency of these frameworks in explaining the role of ‘personness’ in regional integration processes, especially within the African context. Consequently, the phrase ‘contextual misfitability’ has been coined to describe this condition. The article concludes with a reflection on how meanings are created and re-created from the Darwinian ontologies of natural sciences into social science regimes and its application to regional integration studies.
dc.identifier.citationOnditi, F. (2021). Dominatarian Theory of Regional Integration. Insight on Africa, 13(1), 76-94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0975087820971451
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ru.ac.ke/handle/123456789/83
dc.publisherInsight on Africa
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 13, Issue 1
dc.subjectDominatarianism
dc.subjectDarwinism
dc.subjectEAC
dc.subjectJumuiya
dc.subjectContextual (mis)fitability
dc.subjectRegional Integration
dc.titleDominatarianism darwinism EAC Jumuiya contextual (mis)fitability regional integration
dc.typeArticle

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Dominatarian Theory of Regional Integration.pdf
Size:
23.23 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description:
Download

Collections

School of International Relations & Diplomacy