Nigeria South Africa Relations And Regional Hegemonic Competence

Author : Oluwaseun Tella
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030000813

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Nigeria-South Africa Relations and Regional Hegemonic Competence by Oluwaseun Tella Pdf

This book examines the relations between Nigeria and South Africa and their implications for regional influence across the African continent. With the largest and third largest economies in the region and a historical status as the major peacemakers on the continent, it is often argued that Africa’s fate is directly linked to the success or failure of these regional powers. While there is widespread reference to each state’s capabilities and regional influence in the extant literature, little analysis is offered on relations between Nigeria and South Africa and their impact on regional governance and provision of public goods on the continent. This book attempts to fill the gap by engaging issues such as the hegemonic competence of the states, their credentials for a permanent seat at the UNSC, their efforts towards regional integration, and their efforts towards combating the dark side of globalization including climate change, drug trafficking and xenophobia. It also engages a gender perspective to these states’ relations as well as their experiences of transitional justice. Providing an in-depth comparative analysis of the two so called African powerhouses, this volume will be of interest to policy-makers, academics and students interested in Nigeria and South Africa’s foreign policy, regional powerhood, and the African peace, security, and development agenda.

Author : Olusola Ogunnubi,Samuel Oyewole
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527561946

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Power Politics in Africa by Olusola Ogunnubi,Samuel Oyewole Pdf

This collection of essays examines the subject of power politics in Africa, paying special attention to the interests of African regional powers, as well as their capabilities and strategies in the international arena. It provides a theoretical bridge between concerns for militarised national interest, perpetual distrust and insecurity, struggles for power and hegemony in power politics, and the spirit of pan-African solidarity, brotherhood, consensus, cooperation and integration. It is on these bases that this volume offers rich empirical insight into leading regional powers in Africa with special attention given to Nigeria and South Africa. It serves to contribute African perspectives to the field of International Relations, particularly regarding power politics, which is important in terms of Africanising the narratives of a subject matter that is largely considered as Eurocentric in African and other non-Western societies.

Author : Oluwaseun Tella
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030733759

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A Sleeping Giant? by Oluwaseun Tella Pdf

This edited volume explores Nigeria’s domestic and international politics and its implications for the country’s national development and international status. Coinciding with the twenty year anniversary of Nigeria’s return to democratic rule, this volume considers the state of democracy in Nigeria and examines its successes and challenges with a view towards offering possible solutions for the country’s future development. The first half of the volume addresses domestic politics, focusing on current issues such as the 2019 elections, Nigerian federalism, media, state-civil society relations, and Boko Haram terrorism. The second half looks at Nigeria’s relations with its African neighbors, discussing the relationships between Nigeria and South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, and Cameroon, among others. Engaging the full spectrum of the politics of a rising African power, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of comparative politics, international relations, foreign policy, African studies, regional politics, peace, security, conflict, and development studies, as well as African policymakers.

Author : Sabella Ogbobode Abidde,Emmanuel Kasonde Matambo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030820565

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Xenophobia, Nativism and Pan-Africanism in 21st Century Africa by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde,Emmanuel Kasonde Matambo Pdf

This edited volume systematically analyzes the connection between xenophobia, nativism, and Pan-Africanism. It situates attacks on black Africans by fellow black Africans within the context of ideals such as Pan-Africanism and Ubuntu, which emphasize unity. The book straddles a range of social science perspectives to explain why attacks on foreign nationals in Africa usually entail attacks on black foreign nationals. Written by an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars, the book is divided into four sections that each explain a different facet of this complicated relationship. Section One discusses the history of colonialism and apartheid and their relationship to xenophobia. Section Two critically evaluates Pan-Africanism as a concept and as a practice in 21st century Africa. Section Three presents case studies on xenophobia in contemporary Africa. Section Four similarly discusses cases of nativism. Addressing a complex issue in contemporary African politics, this volume will be of use to students and scholars interested in African studies, African politics, human rights, migration, history, law, and development economics.

Author : Oluwaseun Tella
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000402179

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Africa's Soft Power by Oluwaseun Tella Pdf

This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa’s progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry and Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme, Kenya’s sport diplomacy, fashion and tourism industries, and finally Egypt’s Pan-Arabism and its reputation as the cradle of civilisation. The book asks how soft power is wielded by these countries and what constraints and contradictions they encounter. Understandings of soft power have typically been driven by Western scholars, but throughout this book, Oluwaseun Tella aims to Africanise our understanding of soft power, drawing on prominent African philosophies, including Nigeria’s Omolúwàbí, South Africa’s Ubuntu, Kenya’s Harambee, and Egypt’s Pharaonism. This book will be of interest to researchers from across political science, international relations, cultural studies, foreign policy and African Studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ 9781003176022, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Author : Gabriele Abbondanza,Thomas Stow Wilkins
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811603709

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Awkward Powers: Escaping Traditional Great and Middle Power Theory by Gabriele Abbondanza,Thomas Stow Wilkins Pdf

This book introduces the editors’ new concept of “Awkward Powers”. By undertaking a critical re-examination of the state of International Relations theorising on the changing nature of the global power hierarchy, it draws attention to a number of countries that fit awkwardly into existing but outdated categories such as “great power” and “middle power”. It argues that conceptual categories pertaining to the apex of the international hierarchy have become increasingly unsatisfactory, and that new approaches focusing on such “Awkward Powers” can both rectify shortcomings on power theorising whilst shining a much-needed theoretical spotlight on significant but understudied states. The book’s contributors examine a broad range of empirical case studies, including both established and rising powers across a global scale to illustrate our conceptual claims. Through such a novel process, we argue that a better appreciation of the de facto international power hierarchy in the 21st century can be achieved.

Author : Babayo Sule
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031549199

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Presidential Elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic by Babayo Sule Pdf

Author : Adekeye Adebajo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000911633

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The Eagle and the Springbok by Adekeye Adebajo Pdf

Nigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa’s economic might, and have led much of its conict management initiatives over the last three decades. Both account for at least 60 per cent of the economy of their respective sub-regions in West and Southern Africa. The success of political and economic integration in Africa thus rests heavily on the shoulders of these two regional powers who have both collaborated and competed with each other in a complex relationship that is Africa’s most indispensable. Nigeria remains among South Africa’s largest trading partners in Africa, while both countries have cooperated in building the institutions of the African Union (AU). Both countries have also had a tremendous cultural impact on the continent in terms of Nollywood movies and the expansion of South Africa’s corporate sector into Africa. This book assesses Nigeria/South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics, and culture within the context of rivalries and hegemony. Biographical proles are also provided of important gures from both countries.

Author : Sheriff F. Folarin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031521751

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Declining Hegemonical Foreign Policies of Nigeria by Sheriff F. Folarin Pdf

Author : Nyemba, Florence,Chitiyo, Rufaro
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781799846659

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Immigrant Women’s Voices and Integrating Feminism Into Migration Theory by Nyemba, Florence,Chitiyo, Rufaro Pdf

Migration is a multifaceted phenomenon that plays a critical role in today’s world, yet there have been few attempts to look beneath the surface of the mass movements of people. Particularly, the changing face of migration is becoming more feminized, with women increasingly moving as independent or single migrants rather than as the wives, mothers, or daughters of male migrants. Yet, in literature on migration, the voices of women are still silent. This creates an urgent need to advance academic research on female international migration by examining women as independent migrants. Immigrant Women’s Voices and Integrating Feminism Into Migration Theory comprehensively documents the experiences of immigrant women across the globe and the important theories that define their experiences. The chapters give firsthand accounts of women speaking about their own experiences on migration and topics associated with women and migration. This book aims to give women their own voice and to stand apart from previous literature in which male relatives spoke on behalf of immigrant women to tell their stories for them. While highlighting topics on women in migration including feminism, gendered social roles, first-person narratives, and the female identity, this book is ideally for professionals in social science disciplines as well as practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students wanting to expand their knowledge on women and migration, gender violence, and women empowerment.

Author : Tshepo Gwatiwa,Justin van der Merwe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429832079

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Expanding US Military Command in Africa by Tshepo Gwatiwa,Justin van der Merwe Pdf

This book discusses the systematic expansion of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) across the continent of Africa. This book posits that AFRICOM expansion in Africa is part of a broader system of accumulation based on a government-business-media (GBM) complex. Applying the concept at both structural and descriptive levels, the GBM complex is a function of the synergy between the state’s quest for power, businesses’ need for expansion, and the informational and hegemonic functions of media actors. The United States’ GBM complex in Africa is supported—and in some locations spearheaded—by its military, with dispossessing effects on local actors. Drawing from African case studies, analytical accounts and empirical case studies, this book explores AFRICOM’s role within this broader strategy. The volume maps both the methods and the scope of this expansion, as well as local resistance to this process, and comprises perspectives from the five regions of Africa, key sub-regional organizations and voices from Africa’s regional hegemons. This book will be of much interest to students of security studies, strategic studies, African politics and International Relations.

Author : Elias O. Opongo,Tim Murithi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000593051

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Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa by Elias O. Opongo,Tim Murithi Pdf

Elections in Africa are competitive in nature and can be manipulated by incumbents to extend and entrench their rule through changes to constitutions, intimidation of opponents, excess use of police force and, in some cases, assassinations of dissident voices. Ethnic cleavages are also exploited by contestants to incite and mobilize unsuspecting masses to pursue their electoral ambitions which can lead to political instability. In many African countries, violence before, during and after elections has become a regrettable norm rather than the exception. The function of transitional justice is to address the legacy of human rights atrocities, political violence and societal harm resulting from prior misrule or violent conflicts, with a view to establishing fair, democratic and inclusive societies. This book interrogates the potential intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Specifically, it examines the hypothesis that transitional justice interventions that strive to address historical injustices perpetrated by violence, conflict and entrenched by socio-political impunity, can initiate preventive measures against electoral violence through redress, accountability and institutional reforms. The contributors to this volume have engaged with country case studies from across Africa, while examining the intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Hence, this is a timely volume that highlights the uninterrogated nexus between elections, violence and transitional justice in Africa.

Author : Raymond Olusesan Aina
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781666733013

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Overcoming Toxic Emotions by Raymond Olusesan Aina Pdf

Overcoming Toxic Emotions is a compelling theme to enrich the restorative justice literature on the complex tasks of relational repair in a transitional society. With its emphasis on the centrality of “rebuilding trust” and renewing the mode of being together, this book is an innovative addition to the literature on justice in transitional societies. It offers an original assessment of the Nigerian experience of restorative justice in peacebuilding. This genuinely theological work opens new perspectives for a more adequate understanding of the Christian contribution to peacebuilding and the secular debate on restorative justice. Yet, the author expresses himself as an African theologian, paying attention to the specific context of the problems about transitional justice and integrating spontaneously the wisdom of his dual cultures—Yoruba and Christianity. With its attentiveness to victim perspectives, the book engages the traditional notion of divine omnipotence and vulnerability. The book rejects the notion of the fetish omnipotent God. It opts instead for an image of God as vulnerable, yet powerful in love, compelling, inspiring, and rallying us.

Author : J. Plagemann
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137488212

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Cosmopolitanism in a Multipolar World by J. Plagemann Pdf

Based on an analysis of the changing practice of sovereignty in Brazil, India and South Africa, this book argues that soft sovereignty provides an adequate, yet unrecognized, basis for a moderate, embedded and plural cosmopolitanism situated between globalism's demand for a world state and statism's defence of the status quo.

Author : Adekeye Adebajo
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1588260526

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Liberia's Civil War by Adekeye Adebajo Pdf

This text aims to unravel the tangled web of the conflict by addressing questions including: why did Nigeria intervene in Liberia and remain committed throughout the seven-year civil war?; and to what extent was ECOMOG's intervention shaped by Nigeria's hegemonic aspirations.