The Political Economy of Decision-Making in African Foreign Policy
Recognition of Biafra and the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299088 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cyril Kofie Daddieh (Dalhousie University), Abigail Kabandula (0000-0002-8037-0276, Dalhousie University), Timothy M Shaw (Centre for African Studies at Dalhousie University) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-46 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251218400500103 |
| OpenAlex | W2035950785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Since the great wave of African independence in the early 1960s, the countries of this continent have been plagued by two important phenomena: the ghost of secession endangering the survival of existing states, and factionalization among the different contenders for power. This article analyzes Biafra's attempt to secede from Nigeria, and the fighting between the MPLA and other political organizations within Angola. The authors analyze the reactions and motives of different African states, within and outside the OAU, to each of these events. The political economy approach adopted here emphasizes the pressures on decision-making processes in "fragile" or "dependent" countries. Two conclusions emerge clearly (a) African foreign policies are elastic rather than static; and (b) unless vital interests are perceived in danger, African countries are reluctant to get entangled in conflicts outside their frontiers. Further close observation of African politics will be needed to know whether this tendency toward isolationism is a general characteristic, or only a function of a specific context
Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Foreign policy · Independence (probability theory · Isolationism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Secession · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · Law
Nigerian Foreign Policy
The Modern World-System I
Conflict in Africa
The role and impact of the OAU in the management of African conflicts
Explanatory Notes on the Political Economy of Africa
African International Relations
The International Politics of the Nigerian Civil War 1967–1970
Zambia's Foreign Policy
A tale of two regimes
The Take-Off of Third World Studies
External Co-Optation of a Less Developed Country's Policy Making
Zambian Crisis Behavior
Foreign Policy, Political Economy and the Future
The Struggle for Secession 1966–70
The Limits of Leadership
Nigeria's Foreign Policy under Military Rule 1966-79
Reflections on the Preoccupation and Conduct of African Diplomacy
The Right to Self-Determination
Is There a Case for Biafra
An Anatomy of Ghanaian Politics
Reflections on the Nigerian Civil War
Southern Africa in the 1980s
The Political Economy of African Foreign Policy
Africa
Facing up to Africa's Food Crisis
Nigerian Foreign Policy
Harmonization of African Foreign Policies, 1955-1975
The Nigerian Civil War and the Angolan Civil War
Le Général de Gaulle et la guerre civile au Nigeria
Nigeria and Southern Africa
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2023 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |