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Three decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, Russia has transformed from a fringe player to a resurgent great power in Africa. The October 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi highlighted the appeal of Russia's normative agenda, the ubiquity of Russian military technology, and the breadth of Moscow's presence on the continent. Beneath the pageantry, a darker side of Russia's African resurgence looms large. From Libya to Madagascar, Russia has used sinister tactics to expand its influence, such as private military contractors, shadowy mining and energy deals with authoritarian regimes, and election interference campaigns. This book presents a chronological examination of Russia's post-Cold War foreign policy towards Africa, and outlines the factors that have enabled and impeded the growth of its influence.

Political science. --- Politics and Government. --- Politics & government. --- Russia (Federation) --- Africa --- Foreign relations

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Three decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, Russia has transformed from a fringe player to a resurgent great power in Africa. The October 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi highlighted the appeal of Russia's normative agenda, the ubiquity of Russian military technology, and the breadth of Moscow's presence on the continent. Beneath the pageantry, a darker side of Russia's African resurgence looms large. From Libya to Madagascar, Russia has used sinister tactics to expand its influence, such as private military contractors, shadowy mining and energy deals with authoritarian regimes, and election interference campaigns. This book presents a chronological examination of Russia's post-Cold War foreign policy towards Africa, and outlines the factors that have enabled and impeded the growth of its influence. It pays special attention to the non-material factors behind this rising power; the domestic drivers of Russian decision-making; Moscow's relationships with fellow external powers; and African perspectives on Russia's geopolitical role. Samuel Ramani's analysis cites extensively both Russian-language media and academic sources, and his own interviews with Russian and African elites. His fascinating study challenges popular depictions of Russia as an opportunistic anti-Western actor, instead emphasizing Moscow's strategic commitment to Africa and the endurance of historical memory.

International relations. Foreign policy --- Russia --- Africa --- AFRICA--FOREIGN RELATIONS--RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --- DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS --- AFRICA --- RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --- RUSSIA--FOREIGN RELATIONS--AFRICA

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L'artista curioso com'è ha ficcato il naso nelle faccende della scienza. Per vedere di che cos'è fatto quel mondo, per farsi interprete delle curiosità, delle aspettative, ma anche dei rischi, delle paure, delle inquietudini che la scienza e le sue applicazioni portano con sé. Fotografia, scultura, pittura. E partecipazione. Mentre è crescente la necessità di diffondere la cultura scientifica e tecnologica per rispondere all'esigenza di "public understanding of science", il coinvolgimento del "pubblico" nelle cose della scienza anche lo scienziato non può più restare indifferente all'interesse crescente per il suo lavoro, su cui si fa ormai un gran discutere. Festival, celebrazioni, concorsi: le iniziative in questo campo non mancano di certo. Un panorama composito, in cui da qualche tempo a questa parte, insomma, si può contare un protagonista in più: l'arte. Qual è il luogo in cui arte, scienza, pubblico, con le loro rispettive istanze, aspirazioni, culture possono riunirsi? In quel luogo speciale, in cui giocare, toccare, coinvolgersi, emozionarsi, sorprendersi con la scienza, che è il science centre. Con una parola d'ordine: "esperienza". Grazie a uno stile di scrittura agile e veloce, a una ricca serie di esempi - con la descrizione di opere d'arte e performance sempre sorprendenti, bizzarre, vigorose – e a un ricco apparato iconografico questo libro vuole essere un primo e inedito tentativo di creare un ideale filo di congiunzione, ove possibile, tra esperienze diverse dell'arte nei science centre. Convinti che partendo dalla storia dei science centre da un lato e delle ricerca artistica contemporanea dall'altro per arrivare all'esperienze di ieri e di oggi, dentro e fuori l'Europa, individuando caratteristiche, peculiarità, differenze, questo libro potrà diventare un testo base, un primo esercizio per descrivere una realtà in continua espansione, dominato da una straordinaria e vitalissima entropia.

Art and science. --- Installations (Art). --- Science in art. --- Science museums --Exhibitions. --- Science --Study and teaching. --- Science museums --- Science --- Art and science --- Science in art --- Installations (Art) --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Education --- Social Sciences --- Sciences - General --- Education, Special Topics --- Exhibitions --- Study and teaching --- Study and teaching. --- Installation art --- Science and art --- Science education --- Scientific education --- Science centers --- History --- Museums --- Education. --- Arts. --- Architecture. --- Science education. --- Educational sociology. --- Popular works. --- Education and sociology. --- Sociology, Educational. --- Science Education. --- Sociology of Education. --- Architecture, general. --- Popular Science, general. --- Art, Modern --- Environment (Art) --- Science (General). --- Arts, Fine --- Arts, Occidental --- Arts, Western --- Fine arts --- Humanities --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Design and construction --- Education and sociology --- Social problems in education --- Society and education --- Sociology, Educational --- Sociology --- Aims and objectives --- Arts, Primitive --- Architecture, Primitive