Overview
- Draws on the perspectives of Nigerian foreign policy and diplomatic experts, scholars and practitioners
- Serves as a reference for both foreign policy and academic communities, thus bridging academic theory and practice
- Reviews Nigerian foreign policy during milestone periods in light of its sixtieth anniversary of independence
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Domestic Dimensions of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy and External Relations
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Afrocentricity and the Regional Dimensions of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
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Nigeria and the Big Global Powers
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Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Environment
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Keywords
About this book
This book covers critical issues in Nigeria’s external relations since 1960. As an independent nation, Nigeria has stood out as the most populous black country in the world and contributed immensely to the search for solutions to pressing international issues, notably in Africa affairs. Nigeria has also participated actively in global affairs and used the platform of international organisation to advance her national interests, cognisant also of its regional and global obligations and responsibilities. Contributors to this thought-provoking book make a strong case for Nigeria to press for a foreign policy that puts Nigerian people at the centre. One of the strong points also emanating from the contributors of this book is the imperative for Nigeria to address domestic challenges that continue to impinge on the country’s external image.
Reviews
“The book is a welcome addition and deserves a distinct place among the many academic works on Nigeria’s foreign policy. The rich insights by authors carefully selected to contribute to this book will be useful for both academics and policy makers with deep interest in the area of Nigeria’s foreign policy architecture.” (Otunba (Ambassador) Olusegun Akinsanya mni, Former Ambassador Plenipotentiary Extra-Ordinary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Ethiopia with concurrent accreditation to Djibouti, and Permanent Representative to AU and UNECA)
“A timely work of scholarship devoid of propaganda offering a rich mix of optimism and criticism of Nigeria’s foreign policy in the past 60 years. The scholars that contributed to the volume did not hesitate to highlight the numerous challenges that have constituted a drag in Nigeria foreign policy while also underscoring the future prospects. Readers will undoubtedly find this book both educative and critical.” (Ambassador Zango Abdu, mni, Retired Diplomat)
“In this book, Usman A. Tar and Sharkdam Wapmuk, carefully assembled distinguished scholars to provide in-depth and authoritative analysis of Nigeria’s foreign policy sixty years after. The unique attempt to connect the past to the present and project into the future by underscoring pressing challenges that need to be urgently addressed in Nigerian foreign policy, makes this book a must-read.” (Ambassador Audu-Rafiu Olusola ENIKANOLAIYE, former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner to India)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Usman A. Tar is Endowed Professor of Defence and Security Studies, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Sharkdam Wapmuk is Associate Professor at the Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nigerian Foreign Policy 60 Years After Independence
Editors: Usman A. Tar, Sharkdam Wapmuk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06882-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06881-2Published: 31 January 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06884-3Published: 31 January 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06882-9Published: 30 January 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 441
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Foreign Policy, Governance and Government, Diplomacy, International Security Studies, Comparative Politics, African Politics