E101 Toni Haastrup: International relations, the EU & the African Union

Toni gives us a brief introduction to international relations (IR) ongoing confrontation with race and introduces us to the history and contemporary relationship between the European Union and the African Union. Useful links: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106092/1/WPS_2020_07_28_race_justice_and_new_possibilities_twenty_years.pdf (Global Racial Hierarchies and the Limits of Localization via National Action Plans. New Directions in Women, Peace and Security, (pp 133 – 151)) https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/03/why-is-mainstream-international-relations-ir-blind-to-racism-colonialism/ (https://academic.oup.com/fpa/article/16/2/199/5788185) On Women, Peace and Security agenda (this is perhaps the most comprehensive theme as it intersects with the others too) Women, Peace and Security - the African Experience - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2041905819838145 (also attached) Creating Cinderella? - https://brill.com/view/journals/iner/23/2/article-p218_4.xml?language=en (available OA) https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2016/05/19/is-it-really-that-difficult-to-find-women-to-talk-about-the-eu/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2020/02/19/living-up-to-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda-gender-must-be-a-core-element-of-brexit-negotiations/ https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/2153/2153 https://www.e-ir.info/pdf/80378