Olumuyiwa Babatunde Amao
Biographic Data
| ID | 134928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olumuyiwa Babatunde Amao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olumuyiwa Babatunde |
| FAMILY NAME | Amao |
| SIGNATURE | AMAO O B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5246-4646 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Nigeria’s 2019 general election
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, held its fifth consecutive general elections since its return to democracy in 1999, on 23 February 2019. Expectations were high regarding the outcome, particularly if the poll (as with previous elections) would be marred by large-scale violence and vote manipulation. Drawing references from Nigeria’s previous elections, this article analyses the processes and events which shaped the 2019…
The foreign policy and intervention behaviour of Nigeria and South Africa in Africa
This article assesses the foreign policy and intervention roles of Nigeria and South Africa in Africa, given their status as regional powers, and the regional complexes within which they operate. Drawing references from a plethora of conflicts in which these two states have intervened, this article argues that structural realism, given its emphasis on the material structure of power and the pursuit of relative gains, is useful as a theoretical fr…
Has the Giant gone to sleep? Re-assessing Nigeria’s response to the Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) and the Boko Haram insurgency (2009–2015)
This article undertakes a retrospective appraisal of Nigeria's widely acclaimed, yet contentious, success in its interventionist role in Liberia and its seeming inability to contain the threats posed by members of the dreaded Islamist militant: Jamaa'tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal Jihad/al-Wilāyat al-Islāmiyya Gharb Afrīqiyyah, also known as Boko Haram. Drawing references from scholarly articles, electronic channels, and other commissioned report…
South Africa’s Emerging “Soft Power” Influence in Africa and Its Impending Limitations
South Africa benefits from a symbolic hegemonic identity drawn from its enormous soft power resources. Whereas South Africa has been widely referenced as a regional hegemonic power capable of using its soft power influence to deepen its global status, there are contradictions to Pretoria’s increasing soft power claim. In this article we undertake a discursive analysis of some of these soft power limitations. The main argument raised is that despi…
From adversity to prosperity
This article interrogates the continuing relevance of the contractarian governance paradigm to resource governance and the impact of exploitation on the local population and environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Ghana. It highlights the susceptibilities of their governance processes, particularly the roles of the elites of the host communities, the multinational corporations, and the governing authorities in appropri…
Has the Giant gone to sleep? Re-assessing Nigeria’s response to the Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) and the Boko Haram insurgency (2009–2015)
This article undertakes a retrospective appraisal of Nigeria's widely acclaimed, yet contentious, success in its interventionist role in Liberia and its seeming inability to contain the threats posed by members of the dreaded Islamist militant: Jamaa'tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal Jihad/al-Wilāyat al-Islāmiyya Gharb Afrīqiyyah, also known as Boko Haram. Drawing references from scholarly articles, electronic channels, and other commissioned report…
South Africa’s Emerging “Soft Power” Influence in Africa and Its Impending Limitations
South Africa benefits from a symbolic hegemonic identity drawn from its enormous soft power resources. Whereas South Africa has been widely referenced as a regional hegemonic power capable of using its soft power influence to deepen its global status, there are contradictions to Pretoria’s increasing soft power claim. In this article we undertake a discursive analysis of some of these soft power limitations. The main argument raised is that despi…
From adversity to prosperity
This article interrogates the continuing relevance of the contractarian governance paradigm to resource governance and the impact of exploitation on the local population and environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Ghana. It highlights the susceptibilities of their governance processes, particularly the roles of the elites of the host communities, the multinational corporations, and the governing authorities in appropri…
From adversity to prosperity
This article interrogates the continuing relevance of the contractarian governance paradigm to resource governance and the impact of exploitation on the local population and environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Ghana. It highlights the susceptibilities of their governance processes, particularly the roles of the elites of the host communities, the multinational corporations, and the governing authorities in appropri…
South Africa’s Emerging “Soft Power” Influence in Africa and Its Impending Limitations
South Africa benefits from a symbolic hegemonic identity drawn from its enormous soft power resources. Whereas South Africa has been widely referenced as a regional hegemonic power capable of using its soft power influence to deepen its global status, there are contradictions to Pretoria’s increasing soft power claim. In this article we undertake a discursive analysis of some of these soft power limitations. The main argument raised is that despi…
Has the Giant gone to sleep? Re-assessing Nigeria’s response to the Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) and the Boko Haram insurgency (2009–2015)
This article undertakes a retrospective appraisal of Nigeria's widely acclaimed, yet contentious, success in its interventionist role in Liberia and its seeming inability to contain the threats posed by members of the dreaded Islamist militant: Jamaa'tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal Jihad/al-Wilāyat al-Islāmiyya Gharb Afrīqiyyah, also known as Boko Haram. Drawing references from scholarly articles, electronic channels, and other commissioned report…
The foreign policy and intervention behaviour of Nigeria and South Africa in Africa
This article assesses the foreign policy and intervention roles of Nigeria and South Africa in Africa, given their status as regional powers, and the regional complexes within which they operate. Drawing references from a plethora of conflicts in which these two states have intervened, this article argues that structural realism, given its emphasis on the material structure of power and the pursuit of relative gains, is useful as a theoretical fr…
Nigeria’s 2019 general election
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, held its fifth consecutive general elections since its return to democracy in 1999, on 23 February 2019. Expectations were high regarding the outcome, particularly if the poll (as with previous elections) would be marred by large-scale violence and vote manipulation. Drawing references from Nigeria’s previous elections, this article analyses the processes and events which shaped the 2019…
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