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Domestic Politics And Nigerian Foreign Policy
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1.2 Statement Of Research Problem
The research examined the impact of Domestic politics on Nigerian foreign policy under the Goodluck Jonathan 2010 – 2015)
1.3 Aims And Objectives Of Research
The research is aimed at achieving the following objectives:
To assess the internal factors that affects Nigeria’s foreign policy.
To
examine the influence of Domestic politics on Nigeria’s foreign policy
under Goodluck Jonathan civilian administration (2010 – 2015)
To proffer solutions on how to improve on Nigeria’s foreign policy.
1.4 Significance / Justification Of Study
Following
Nigeria’s holding of election in 1999 and 2015, International
Expectations about Nigeria’s role as a regional power in Africa and
beyond have increased. It is therefore particularly important to
re-examine the interface between domestic issues and foreign policy in
assessing the possibilities and challenges that Nigeria faces in the
21st century.
1.5 Assumption
The research is based on the assumption below:
There is a linkage between Nigeria’s foreign policy pronouncement and domestic politics.
1.6 Theoretical Framework
The
research is based on the theory of realism. The chief proponent of this
theory is Hans Morgenthau. He postulated that, the test by which this
theory must be judged is not “priori†and “abstractâ€, but “empirical and
“pragmaticâ€6 i.e. it must be judged not by some preconceived abstract
principle or concept that does not relate to reality, but its purpose is
to bring order and meaning to a mass phenomena, which without it would
remain disconnected and unintelligible. Political realism believes that
politics, like society in general is governed by objective laws that
have roots in human nature.
The realist school sees international
politics in the context defined in terms of power. Realism assumes that
the idea of interest is indeed of the essence of politics and is
unaffected by the circumstances of time. Charles A. Beared shows how
national interest became the priority of diplomacy when he used it to
explain and analyze the basis of American foreign policy. The arrival of
the theory replaced parochial concept such as “National honour, reason
of state or the will of prince, dynastic labour†etc. In terms of its
relevance, the theory could be used to explain
Nigeria’s foreign
policy and domestic politics under Olusegun Goodluck Jonathan civilian
administration (2010 – 2015)in terms of actualizing Nigeria’s socio –
political and economic interests.
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