1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911039319503321

Autore

Tella Oluwaseun

Titolo

Afrocentrism as Diplomatic Practice : The Abuja-Pretoria Axis / / by Oluwaseun Tella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

9783032071590

9783032071583

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 pages)

Collana

Political Science and International Studies

Disciplina

337.669068

Soggetti

Diplomacy

International relations

Africa - Politics and government

Political science

International Relations

Foreign Policy

African Politics

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 2. Afrocentrism and bilateralism: Cooperation, Competition, perceptions, and issues -- 3. Afrocentrism and Science Diplomacy -- 4. Afrocentrism and Diaspora diplomacy -- 5. Afrocentrism and Regional Powers’ Health Emergency Response -- 6. Afrocentrism and the Dark Side of Globalisation -- 7. Afrocentrism and multilateralism: ECOWAS, SADC, AU, UN -- 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book’s major contribution is deploying the conceptual framework of Afrocentrism, which underscores Nigeria and South Africa’s Afrocentric posture in the pursuit of their foreign policy objectives, both bilaterally and multilaterally. Indeed, Afrocentrism presents an important framework for understanding Nigeria-South Africa relations and the regional powers’ relations with other states in Africa and beyond. The salience of Afrocentrism stems from the fact that both states see Africa as the centre-piece of their foreign policies.



Additionally, this book delves into dimensions that surpass previous studies by exploring key aspects such as space diplomacy and diaspora diplomacy, which are critical to the bilateral and multilateral relations of the two states. It further introduces the concept of de-Afrocentrism into international relations discourse. Oluwaseun Tella is the Head of the Future of Diplomacy at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for the Future of Knowledge in South Africa. He holds a doctorate in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.  .