Israeli Development Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa
This book deals with Israeli development aid to sub-Saharan Africa countries as a part of Israeli foreign policy.
The analysis is framed by the concept of soft power: an assumption that development cooperation increases attractiveness of the donor and contributes to constructive bilateral and multilateral relations. Israel is a particular case of a donor, as it concentrates on technical aid, and its aid is motivated by a distinct set of ideological and pragmatic motives.Covering the period since the 1950s till today, the book analyses specific Israeli resources relevant for African development and the system and contents of Israeli development aid, with a particular focus on a new phenomenon of the engagement of businesses and NGOs. Zieliska explores the geopolitical context of Israeli aid for sub-Saharan countries and the recipients perception of Israeli aid; asking if and how these attitudes influence the recipients behaviour towards Israel within their bilateral relations as well as on multilateral forums.
Contributing to the knowledge of development diplomacy as a form of expression of soft power and as a tool of foreign policy, it will be of interest to international relations students and faculty as well as to other people professionally dealing with Israeli foreign policies.
Karolina Zieliska is currently a research fellow in the Israel Research programme at the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, Poland.
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Names: Zieliska, Karolina, author.
Title: Israeli development aid to sub-Saharan Africa : soft power and foreign policy / Karolina Zieliska.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
Series: Foreign policy analysis | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020044767 (print) | LCCN 2020044768 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367633844 (hbk) | ISBN 9781003118961 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Economic assistance, IsraeliAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
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Contents
About the author
Abbreviations
1Theoretical basis and key definitions
2Foreign policy of the State of Israel
Subchapter 1: Evolving Israeli identity and security considerations
Subchapter 2: Sub-Saharan African countries in Israeli foreign policy
3Soft power of the state of Israel as a resource for development aid and public diplomacy
Subchapter 1: Development needs of Sub-Saharan Africa countries
Subchapter 2: Israeli soft power resources: Qualitative and swot analyses
4Israeli development aid
Subchapter 1: Israel as a Donor
Subchapter 2: Israeli development aid to Sub-Saharan African countries
5Israeli public diplomacy
Subchapter 1: Overview
Subchapter 2: Israels development diplomacy
6Geopolitical considerations affecting Israeli relations with sub-Saharan African countries
7International behaviours of sub-Saharan beneficiaries
Subchapter 1: Bilateral relations
Subchapter 2: Multilateral forums
Subchapter 3: People-to-people relations and public opinion
8Development aid to sub-Saharan African countries as an element of Israeli softpower
- About the author
- Abbreviations
- 1 Theoretical basis and key definitions
- 2 Foreign policy of the State of Israel
- Subchapter 1: Evolving Israeli identity and security considerations
- Subchapter 2: Sub-Saharan African countries in Israeli foreign policy
- 3 Soft power of the state of Israel as a resource for development aid and public diplomacy
- Subchapter 1: Development needs of Sub-Saharan Africa countries
- Subchapter 2: Israeli soft power resources: Qualitative and swot analyses