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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 particular set of ideological and pragmatic motives.Covering the period since the 1950s till today, the book analyses particular 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.Zieli¿ska 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.
List of contents
Introduction Chapter 1 - Theoretical basis and key definitions Chapter 2 - Foreign policy of the State of Israel Chapter 3 - Soft power of the state of Israel as a resource for development aid and public diplomacy Chapter 4 - Israeli development aid Chapter 5 - Israeli public diplomacy Chapter 6 - Geopolitical considerations affecting Israeli relations with Sub-Saharan Africa countries Chapter 7 - International behaviours of Sub-Saharan beneficiaries Chapter 8 - Development aid to Sub-Saharan Africa countries as an element of Israeli soft-power
About the author
Karolina Zieli¿ska is currently a research fellow in the Israel Research programme at the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, Poland.
Summary
This book deals with Israeli development aid to Sub-Saharan Africa countries as a part of Israeli foreign policy.
