The ECOWAS : history and achievements -- Discourses on globalization -- The ECOWAS since 1990 : structural changes in political institutions -- The question of democracy in West African politics -- A survey of democracy in West Africa through behavioral interactions -- Roadmaps to the...

This publication examines how policy actors involved in cross-border co-operation contribute to the regional integration process in West Africa. It uses a pioneering methodology, known as social network analysis, to visualise the formal and informal relationships between actors involved in...

In support of progress towards regional integration in Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa, African Union Commission and African Development Bank jointly produce Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA). The first edition (ARIA I), published in 2004, provided a comprehensive...