1. Afrocentrism and Regional Leadership: An Approach to the Identity of Nigerian Foreign Policy
- Author:
- Carla Maria Morasso
- Publication Date:
- 06-2019
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Brazilian Journal of African Studies
- Institution:
- Brazilian Journal of African Studies
- Abstract:
- Among the main legacies of the colonial period in sub-Saharan Africa, there’s the establishment of modern nation states and political systems alien to African traditions and cultures. The emerging ruling elites of the independence struggles sought to establish strong state structures under nationalist banners, where the preeminence of executive power and the centralization of power were the most common mechanisms for maintaining national unity. Thus, within artificial borders, the new governments took on the task of converting the multiethnic, multicultural and multireligious mosaics that made up their populations into cohesive political units, the case of Nigeria being a clear reflection of this journey.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Post Colonialism, Regional Cooperation, and Leadership
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Nigeria