Globalization in Africa

Usman A. Tar is professor of political science and defense studies, and head of the Center for Defense Studies and Documentation at the Nigerian Defense Academy.Etham B. Mijah is professor of political science and defense studies and former head of the Center for Defense Studies and Documentation at the Nigerian Defense Academy.Moses E.U. Tedheke is professor of political science and defense studies at the Nigerian Defense Academy.

This is a rich and timely collection of essays that examine how Africa is coming to terms with the challenges of globalization. It illuminates in bold relief the theory and empiricism of globalization in Africa from the perspectives of development, security, and environment. The contributors to this volume have delivered powerful and refreshing analyses of a highly dynamic and controversial phenomenon in Africa.

• Foreword by Alfred Zack-WilliamsPart I: Conceptual DiscourseChapter 1: Introduction: The Challenges of Globalization in Africa, Usman A. Tar Chapter 2: Globalization: A Conceptual Analysis, Etham B. Mijah Part II: Development and GovernanceChapter 3: How Globalization Underdeveloped Africa, Lucky ImadeChapter 4: Africa and the Globalization of High-Tech Capitalism, Moses E. U. TedhekeChapter 5: The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Africa, Malami Muhammad MaishanuChapter 6: Globalization, Neoliberal Governability, and Agrarian Transformation in Africa, Dauda Abubakar Chapter 7: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Higher Education in Africa, Nickanor Amwata OwuorChapter 8: Globalization and Foreign Relations in Eastern Africa, Macharia MuneneChapter 9: Globalization and Multinational Corporations in Africa, Charles Pen Onwurah and Hezekiah Abalaka Usman Chapter 10: Globalization, Gender, and Rural Livelihood in Africa: A Study of Kilba Women in Adamawa State, Nigeria, Nachana’a Alahira DavidPart III: Peace and SecurityChapter 11: Globalization and Africa’s Security Challenges for the Twenty-First Century, Kursim Leonard-FwaChapter 12: Globalization and Transnational Terrorism: Linkage between Global Terrorist Organizations, Muritala Babatunde Hassan and Jamilu Ibrahim MukhtarChapter 13: Globalization and New Waves of Terrorism in Africa, Jonathan Sule MaiangwaChapter 14: Globalization and “Small Wars” in Africa: The Case of Niger Delta, Nigeria, Chukwuma Osakwe, Otoabasi Akpan, and Ubong Essien UmohChapter 15: Globalization of Violence: Terrorism and its Impact on (Inter)national Security, Omon Merry OsikiChapter 16: Globalization and Political Islam: The Rise of Islamist Movement in North Africa, Tukur AbdulkadirChapter 17: Globalization, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Africa, Usman A. Tar and Mala Mustapha Part IV: Environment and SustainabilityChapter 18: Globalization, Ecology, and Land Degradation in Africa, Taiye Oluwafemi AdewuyiChapter 19: Globalization and Climate Change in Africa: The Challenges of Double Exposure?, Sharkdam Wapmuk and Usman A. TarPart V: ConclusionChapter 20: Conclusion: The Prospects of Globalization in Africa, Usman A TarAbout the Contributors