This book The Southern African Development Community Treaty-Nexus: National Constitutions, Citizens' Sovereignty, Communication, and Awareness is a clear-eyed chronicle of development in diverse aspects. It presents vivid testimony of regionalism and its essentials. A masterly piece, deep in coverage, detailed in presentation, and packaged with comprehensive illustrations.

Fred Jonyo, University of Nairobi

This volume, The Southern African Development Community Treaty-Nexus: National Constitutions, Citizen’s Sovereignty, Communication, and Awareness edited by Korwa Gombe Adar, Dorothy Mpabanga, Kebapeste Lotshwao, Thekiso Molokwane, and Norbert Musekiwa, is by all means a seasonable magnum opus that is long overdue in the quest for addressing the role of the sovereigns in regional democratization and integration. The new concepts sadacness and sadcnization are poised to generate epistemological debate on regionalism and regionalization in Southern Africa and Africa in general. This book is a must for colleges, universities, government departments, and international organizations.

Agnes Lucy Lando, Daystar University

This book is a timely publication for two main reasons. Firstly, it provides an insightful discussion on democracy, democratic consolidation, citizenship, constitutionalism and inadvertently security from a regional perspective. Its central argument that democracy and democratization cannot succeed in the SADC region without the prioritization of ‘the people’ as sovereigns resonates with regional sentiments as substantiated by country case studies. Secondly, while the book is not about security specifically, it touches on a fundamental issue of security discourse--the people as object of security. By describing southern African people as sovereigns and crucial to democratic consolidation, this book unintentionally reiterates the contemporary understanding of security as being associated with people rather than territories. This innovative interpretation makes this book critical to security and strategic studies subfields of international relations and a valuable reference material for scholars, students, policy makers and the general public.

Richard Obinna Iroanya, University of Namibia

The trend towards integration is a commonplace. In Africa, regional integration was mooted by some colonialists but the idea gained credence and momentum in the post-colonial era. It is often seen as a club of African leaders. This Sadcness and Sadcnization book is an ambitious, multidisciplinary evaluation of Southern African Development Community. It is fresh, relevant, and an invaluable resource for scholars of history, politics, and economics. Through his checklist of regions, topics, or questions--and considering that this book follows hot on the heels of East Africaness--Professor Adar has created a niche for himself. It can be applied to other regions outside Africa.

Yosa Wawa, University of Juba

An appetizingly original contribution to the scholarship on sovereignty and regionalism in Southern Africa. A must-read.

Aleksi Ylönen, University Institute of Lisbon