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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... view more
"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)... view less
Keywords
Nigeria; West Africa; dominance; power; resources; foreign policy; network; regional development; regional factors; regional distribution; regionalization; national state; exertion of government pressure; cross-border cooperation; interaction; English-speaking Africa; developing country; Africa South of the Sahara; Africa
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 301-321
Journal
Afrika Spectrum, 42 (2007) 2
Issue topic
Family change in Africa
ISSN
0002-0397
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works