INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE SOVEREINGTY (original) (raw)
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2012
Globalization and information technology have gradually eroded the Westphalia nation-state system and transformed the state-centric approach to politics and policy across the world. State actors in public policy making and implementation are being overshadowed by multiple non-state actors. States are no more at liberty to decide their internal and domestic policies as it interests them due to the impact of international surveillance as well as actors. The implications these portend for domestic policy process begs for attention. From a complex dependency theory perspective, this paper x-rays the contributions of international organizations to domestic policy processes in Nigeria and argues that this situation brings with it a dualism in which good and bad abound. Thus, this work posits that, developing economies like Nigeria being wary of this, must position themselves to reap the benefits as well as guard against the negative implications embedded in this current situation.
International Organizations and State Sovereingty: Implications
Globalization and information technology have gradually eroded the Westphalia nation-state system and transformed the state-centric approach to politics and policy across the world. State actors in public policy making and implementation are being overshadowed by multiple non-state actors. States are no more at liberty to decide their internal and domestic policies as it interests them due to the impact of international surveillance as well as actors. The implications these portend for domestic policy process begs for attention. From a complex dependency theory perspective, this paper x-rays the contributions of international organizations to domestic policy processes in Nigeria and argues that this situation brings with it a dualism in which good and bad abound. Thus, this work posits that, developing economies like Nigeria being wary of this, must position themselves to reap the benefits as well as guard against the negative implications embedded in this current situation.
Globalization and The Erosion of State Sovereignty: An Assessment of Nigeria
ABSTRACT: Generally globalization is the neo-capitalist enterprise enveloping the modern day conception of the state and indeed the whole world. It envisions the entire world as a unified system, and the states as peripheries, with the latter aspiring to adopt the political economy of the former and thus the gradual internationalization of Euro-American socio-political, culture with all its attendant heresies. This is made important by the growing ties of independence and interdependence, which now affects everyone and everything. The world system no longer consists of nations with physical boundaries but becomes a single unit of sovereignty rather than individual entities. The paper therefore sheds light of the issues of erosion of the former conception of the state system and debates upon challenges thereof. The main thrust of the paper is to examine the extent to which globalization has affected the sovereignty of Nigerian State. The paper makes use of documentary evidence as well as arguments from scholarly articles to justify its position. The paper discovered that globalization has affected the Nigerian State in all spheres through the activities of international and multilateral agencies such as the United Nations, The World bank, International Monetary Fund among others through their policies and conditionalities for grants and aid especially to developing countries. With these, major policy decisions are a product of the interplay of these international agencies. The paper therefore recommends that before Nigeria will benefit from the wave of globalization, emphasis should be placed on gains therein before embarking on global policies.
Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalization: The Need for Nigeria to Refocus Its Priority
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Globalization has undoubtedly brought some challenges such as polarization of wealth and poverty, elongation of gap between the North (Developed countries) and South (Developing countries), and erosion of part of powers and activities of the nation-states, it has therefore become imperative for states in the South including Nigeria to reassess its relations with other national governments and transnational actors as international organization and multinational corporations. This is with a view to repositioning itself for these challenges. In an era of globalization, these challenges have unnaturally downplayed multilateralism and in its stead uplifted unilateralism. This is because globalization has heralded such phenomena as marketization and territorialization. It has also evolved strong competition among nation-states. The onus is now on the states in the South including Nigeria to respond to these challenges. Again, such happenings in the international arena as nuclearism, Islamic fundamentalism and climate change phenomenon, which have wider implications for developing country as Nigeria have meant that Nigeria should refocus and reformulate its foreign policy purely from its national interests rather than through the prism of African-centered policy. The paper concludes that the polymorphism of events has made it imperative for Nigeria to work out a counteractive foreign policy that is capable of meeting the challenges posed by globalization.
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This paper explores the intricate relationship between globalization and Nigeria's foreign policy evolution during the Fourth Republic (1999-2023). In an era marked by increased interconnectedness and the blurring of national boundaries, Nigeria's foreign policy has undergone significant transformations to adapt to the dynamics of globalization. The paper investigates the multifaceted impacts of globalization on Nigeria's foreign policy and offers insights into the strategies employed by the country"s various administration to leverage this global phenomenon. Linkage Theory was used as the theoretical basis of analysis and the research relied on secondary data for framing and generating of data. The study revealed that Nigeria has become increasingly integrated into the global economy, with foreign trade and investment playing a vital role in its economic growth. Globalization has also exposed Nigeria to security challenges, including transnational crime, terrorism, and cyber security threats. As a result, Nigeria's foreign policy has focused on enhancing regional and international cooperation to address these security issues. The study recommended among other things: Nigeria should continue to diversify its economy beyond oil. Relying heavily on oil exports makes the country vulnerable to global economic fluctuations. Embracing globalization by diversifying into sectors like agriculture, technology, and manufacturing can reduce this vulnerability.
Development and Comp Systems, 2005
The concept of Non-State Actors (NSAs) is relatively new within the parlance of civil society organisations (CSOs) or Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) connotations. The term NSA emerged from the 2000 Cotonou Agreement which regulates the cooperation mechanism between the two groups of countries as it tries to expand the scope of coverage of definitions of CSOs and/or NGOs. Within this context, the place of NSAs in the socio-economic and political transformation of post-military Nigeria as from 1999 has become an issue of public discourse. On the one hand, government is wont to suspect the genuine intensions of civil CSOs whose claim to legitimacy looks tenuous in view of reported lack of transparency, accountability and internal democracy. On the other, the civil society groups accuse government of “hidden agenda” by surreptitiously excluding them from active involvement in development policy initiation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The need for partnership between the civil society and government is however underscored in various international instruments to which Nigeria subscribes. These include the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), and the Cotonou Agreement of 2000. A pattern of tripartite cooperation among the government, external development-support funding agencies such as World Bank and the European Commission is evident in the emerging trends. However, without adequate capacity for constructive engagement of state actors and appreciable resources for collaborative initiatives, it is apparent that little or no success would come out of ongoing efforts to make NSAs critical partners in the development process. Broadly, this paper sets out to provide a sectoral study on the NSAs in Nigeria. This paper traces the emergence of NSAs as the broadening of sphere of civil society partnering with state actors within the particular framework of the Cotonou Agreement. It then analyses the strategic position of NSAs and the antecedents to current mutual distrust between state and NSAs. More specifically, the paper attempts a conceptual framework of relations between NSAs and government/donor agencies, the nature and structure of NSAs in Nigeria, and the roles or expected roles of NSAs in the political, social and economic development of the country. Relying mainly on secondary sources, it goes further to classify NSAs in Nigeria and undertakes a broad review of NGO activism based on their focal sectors. A review of emerging trends and implications for NSAs is then undertaken before projecting into the future of NSA participation in development in Nigeria. We supported some of the ideas with analysis of a sample database of NSAs developed by collating different database available in the country. The paper concludes with some recommendations.
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International organisations play a vital role in national development but they also hamper economic and manpower development. They create national debts as most of the foreign aids are wrapped with debts in disguise. They breed corruption and promote national dependence on foreign aid. Despite all these, Nigeria should not hurriedly exit any of the international institutions of which she is already a member without first assessing the relevance of such membership. The citizens should know these international bodies and the reasons for any intended withdrawal. This will ensure the exit from these organisations is not a ploy by Nigeria to avoid international sanctions in the light of the current continuous breach of fundamental human rights by the military, political impunity and judicial intimidation in this country.
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This paper examined the domestic environment of international relations by conducting a study of the Nigerian state, under the Buhari administration. It investigated the nature of the linkages between the domestic environment and international altercations or cooperation. Where previous works concentrated on how the domestic setting influenced foreign policy-output and consequent international reaction(s), this contribution focused on how the domestic environment begot foreign policy reaction from the other actors on the international podium. The general objective of the study was to determine the character of the international relations which Nigeria’s domestic environment begets. A specific objective of the work was to identify some trajectories of these general tendencies under the Buhari administration. The study was framed on behaviouralism, bordering on man and his behaviour in states and organizations. The work adopted a qualitative methodology with secondary sources of data ...