Dominatarian Theory of Regional Integration

IF 0.8 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Insight on Africa Pub Date : 2020-12-21 DOI:10.1177/0975087820971451

F. Onditi

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Abstract

In 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.

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区域一体化的支配论

本文针对传统区域一体化理论和新区域主义理论的局限性，提出了一种新的区域一体化研究思路和方法。“支配”理论作为另一种分析框架被引入，它揭示了归因于一种被称为“人格”的社会力量的意义，以及如何通过这种以人类为中心的视角(重新)构建区域。东非共同体(EAC，以后被称为Jumuiya)被选为区域一体化理论的杰作。对经典区域一体化理论的三个主要组成部分——经济、制度和政治——的三位一体分析揭示了这些框架在解释“人格”在区域一体化进程中的作用方面的不足，特别是在非洲背景下。因此，人们创造了“语境不适合性”这个短语来描述这种情况。文章最后反思了自然科学的达尔文本体论如何在社会科学制度中创造和再创造意义，以及它在区域一体化研究中的应用。

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期刊介绍： nsight on Africa is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering contemporary African affairs and issues of policy relevance. It focuses on, though not confined to, foreign policies and developmental issues of African countries. The journal specially encourages article submission on issues related to emerging powers in Africa, BRICS in Africa and Afro-Asian relations. The journal is owned by African Studies Association of India (ASA India) located at Centre for African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and its publication is managed by Policy Research Institute of African Studies Association (PRIASA) based in New Delhi.