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Nigeria's "manifest destiny" in West Africa: dominance without power
Nigeria's "manifest destiny" in West Africa: dominance without power
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Abstract "Ever since independence, messianic references to a natural Nigerian leadership in the affairs of the African continent have been ingrained in the conduct of Nigeria's foreign policy. Internationally, Nigeria's endowments of human and natural resources, deeply asymmetrical interactions with neighbor... mehr
"Ever since independence, messianic references to a natural Nigerian leadership in the affairs of the African continent have been ingrained in the conduct of Nigeria's foreign policy. Internationally, Nigeria's endowments of human and natural resources, deeply asymmetrical interactions with neighboring states and the active engagement of successive regimes in the affairs of the continent have called for the country's treatment as a regional power and a pivotal state for West Africa. However, Nigeria's 'manifest destiny' remains more about influence than power. The country's unsteady projection of structural or relational power starkly contrasts with the deep regional imprint left by trans-frontier networks that focus on Nigeria but operate independently of territorial affiliations. The related regionalization process exacerbates the fluidity and fragility of region-building as much as problems of statehood and governance within Nigeria." (author's abstract)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Nigeria; Westafrika; Dominanz; Macht; Ressourcen; Außenpolitik; Netzwerk; regionale Entwicklung; regionale Faktoren; regionale Verteilung; Regionalisierung; Staat; staatliche Einflussnahme; grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit; Interaktion; anglophones Afrika; Entwicklungsland; Afrika südlich der Sahara; Afrika
Klassifikation
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Methode
empirisch; empirisch-quantitativ
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2007
Seitenangabe
S. 301-321
Zeitschriftentitel
Afrika Spectrum, 42 (2007) 2
Heftthema
Family change in Africa
ISSN
0002-0397
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung