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Building an Ethic of Public Policy Discourse: An Appeal to the African Studies Community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2016

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U.S. policy engagement in Africa has entered a phase of dramatic enlargement, begun during President Bill Clinton’s tenure and expanded—unexpectedly—under the administration of George W. Bush. In the last five years, several Africa-centered U.S. policy initiatives have been launched—in some instances backed by substantial funding increases—in trade and investment, security, development assistance, counterterrorism, and HIV/AIDS. By contrast with the Cold War era, recent initiatives—the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, a counterterrorism task force in Djibouti, President Bush’s $15 billion HTV/AIDS proposal, and the $5 billion Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)—have been largely free of partisan rancor or controversy.

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Research Article
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2002 

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Notes

1. “The National Security Education Program,” Institute of International Education Web site; see http://www.iie.org/nsep.

2. “The National Security Education Program Debate,” the African Studies Association Web site; available at http://www.africanstudies.org/asa_bulletinnsep.html.

3. The Institute of International Education Web site; see http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/secfocus.htm.

1 “The White House: African Policy,” White House Web site; see http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/africa.