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Nigeria-South Africa Relations and Regional Hegemonic Competence

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Oluwaseun Tella

    1. Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • Examines the relations between Nigeria and South Africa and their implications for regional influence across the African continent
  • Provides a holistic approach to the relations between Nigeria and South Africa
  • Analyzes the attempts by both nations to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
  • Details the importance of strong Nigeria-South Africa relations in terms of economic stability and peace on the African continent

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  5. Comparative Studies of Nigeria and South Africa’s Transitional Justice Mechanisms and Civil Society Organisations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Nigeria’s Oputa Panel: Comparison, Lessons and the Future of Truth Commissions in Africa

      • Everisto Benyera
      Pages 183-202

    3. Civil Society Organizations and Policy Making on Gender Issues: South Africa and Nigeria in Comparative Perspective

      • Tolulope Adeogun
      Pages 203-214
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This book examines the relations between Nigeria and South Africa and their implications for regional influence across the African continent. With the largest and third largest economies in the region and a historical status as the major peacemakers on the continent, it is often argued that Africa’s fate is directly linked to the success or failure of these regional powers. While there is widespread reference to each state’s capabilities and regional influence in the extant literature, little analysis is offered on relations between Nigeria and South Africa and their impact on regional governance and provision of public goods on the continent. This book attempts to fill the gap by engaging issues such as the hegemonic competence of the states, their credentials for a permanent seat at the UNSC, their efforts towards regional integration, and their efforts towards combating the dark side of globalization including climate change, drug trafficking and xenophobia. It also engages a genderperspective to these states’ relations as well as their experiences of transitional justice. Providing an in-depth comparative analysis of the two so called African powerhouses, this volume will be of interest to policy-makers, academics and students interested in Nigeria and South Africa’s foreign policy, regional powerhood, and the African peace, security, and development agenda.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Oluwaseun Tella

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Oluwaseun Tella holds a doctorate in Political Science. His research interests include soft power, foreign policy, peace and conflict studies, comparative politics, regional politics and global politics.

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