COORDINATION BETWEEN THE AFRICAN UNION AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES TOWARDS ACHIEVING REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN AFRICA

Year 2023, , 1 - 14, 25.05.2023

Perpetua Magoke , Mim Kemal Öke

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7966582

Abstract

This working paper critically analyses the coordination between the African Union (AU) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) towards achievement of continental integration. The AU and RECs have a common goal of achieving regional integration. However, little progress has been made, and one of the challenges and criticisms of the institutions’ efforts towards achieving the African Integration Agenda, is poor coordination. The paper examines the AU and RECs’ structures and role as regional integration bodies. Then, the research discusses and evaluates the regulatory frameworks governing coordination; the coordination mechanisms employed; and the principles governing coordination between the institutions. The research asserts that efficient coordination and harmonisation between the AU and RECs is essential to accelerate achievement of the continental integration agenda.

Keywords

Regional Integration, African Union, Regional Economic Communities, Coordination

AFRİKA'DA BÖLGESEL ENTEGRASYONU SAĞLAMAK İÇİN AFRİKA BİRLİĞİ VE BÖLGESEL EKONOMİK TOPLULUKLAR ARASINDAKİ KOORDİNASYONU

Abstract

İşbu araştırma, Afrika Birliği (AfB) ve Bölgesel Ekonomik Toplulukların (BET'ler) arasındaki koordinasyonu kıtasal bölgesel entegrasyonun sağlanmasına yönelik olarak eleştirel bir şekilde analiz etmektedir. AfB ve BET'lerin bölgesel bütünleşmeyi sağlama konusunda ortak bir hedefi vardır. Bununla birlikte, çok az ilerleme kaydedilmiştir ve kurumların Afrika Entegrasyon Gündemi'ni gerçekleştirmeye yönelik çabalarına yönelik zorluklardan ve eleştirilerden biri, zayıf koordinasyondur. Araştırma, AfB ve BET'lerin yapılarını ve bölgesel entegrasyon organları olarak rollerini incelemektedir. Akabinde, koordinasyonu düzenleyen düzenleyici çerçeveleri, kullanılan koordinasyon mekanizmalarını ve kurumlar arasındaki koordinasyonu yöneten ilkeleri tartışıp değerlendirmektedir. Araştırma, AfB ve BET’ler arasındaki verimli koordinasyon ve uyumun, kıta entegrasyon gündeminin başarısını hızlandırmak ve kolaylaştırmak için gerekli olduğu öne sürmektedir.

Keywords

Bölgesel entegrasyon, Afrika Birliği, Bölgesel Ekonomik Topluluklar, Koordinasyon.

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