Nigeria’s Border Diplomacy: Power and Hegemony in Africa

This book examines the ways in which Nigeria’s borders are used as instruments of soft and hard power in the country’s relations with other African states. This book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of Political Science, International Relations, Border Studies and African Studies.

Oladotun E. Awosusi is a researcher with many years of experience working in higher education and nonprofits in different countries. He completed his Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Political Science at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. He also holds a Master of Arts in History and Strategic Studies from the University of Lagos Nigeria, and Bachelor of Arts in History and International Studies from Ekiti State University, Nigeria. His research interests cover diplomacy and politics of borders (physical and virtual), comparative borderland studies, international migration, security studies, African regional affairs, global development and international relations. His research works have appeared in various reputable international Journals and publishing outlets, such as Global Society, Comparative Migration Studies, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of African Affairs, Insights on Africa, Palgrave Macmillan, Rowman & Littlefield and others. His scholarly contributions have earned him various speaking engagements at international conferences/seminars in different countries of Africa, Europe, and North America.

Olusola Ogunnubi is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and African Studies (CGAS), University of the Free State, South Africa. He also holds dual appointment as Teaching and Research Fellow in the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) and the Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, where he is completing a second doctorate with speciality in International Relations and Gender Studies. He is a recipient of numerous academic honours, including the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Award, the Peacock Award, and the Robert Sutherland Fellowship. Prior to his doctoral studies in Canada, he was Assistant Professor in the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has also held visiting research positions at Carleton University, University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies, and the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA). His research explores the overlapping themes of norm dynamics, critical minerals and resource governance, African technological agency, regional power hierarchies, soft power and African diplomacy. He is co-editor of five scholarly volumes, and his work has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Politikon, South African Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Journal of Developing Societies, International Journal of Culture, Politics and Society, Politeia, and Insight on Africa.