This edited volume explores Nigeria's domestic and international politics and its implications for the country's national development and international status. Coinciding with the twenty year anniversary of Nigeria's return to democratic rule, this volume considers the state of democracy in Nigeria and examines its successes and challenges with a view towards offering possible solutions for the country's future development. The first half of the volume addresses domestic politics, focusing on current issues such as the 2019 elections, Nigerian federalism, media, state-civil society relations, and Boko Haram terrorism. The second half looks at Nigeria's relations with its African neighbors, discussing the relationships between Nigeria and South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, and Cameroon, among others. Engaging the full spectrum of the politics of a rising African power, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of comparative politics, international relations, foreignpolicy, African studies, regional politics, peace, security, conflict, and development studies, as well as African policymakers.

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Oluwaseun Tella is Director, The Future of Diplomacy, Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a doctorate in Political Science. His research interests include soft power, foreign policy, Nigeria-South Africa Relations, peace and conflict studies, comparative politics, African politics, and global politics.

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Part I - Nigeria's Domestic Politics.- Chapter.1 A Stagnant or Retrogressive Democracy? Elections and Democracy in Nigeria, 1999-2019.- Chapter 2. Political Structure, Governance Dynamics and the Collapse of the Social Contract in Nigeria.- Chapter 3. State-Civil Society Relations in Nigeria: A State-in-Society Approach Interrogation.- Chapter 4. Traditional media, new media and political development in Nigeria: an exploration of gains, challenges and prospects.- Chapter 5. Restructuring, Political Gimmicks and Elite Manipulation in Nigeria.- Chapter 6. Boko Haram Insurgency and Internally Displaced Persons: A Case Study of the Damare IDP Camp in Adamawa, Nigeria.- Part II. Nigeria's International Politics.- Chapter 7. Neighbours at Loggerheads: Assessing the Role of New Nationalism in Nigeria-Ghana Relations.- Chapter 8. Nigeria-Cameroon Relations: An Appraisal.- Chapter 9. Governance without Participation: A Comparative Perspective of the Policies of Nigerian and Kenyan Political Parties.- Chapter 10. Domestic and Geopolitical Complexities of Nigeria-Egypt Relations: A Decolonial Perspective.- Chapter 11. Nigeria-South Africa Relations: Progress, Problems and Prospects.- Chapter 12. Partner or Hegemon? Reassessing Nigeria's Conflict Intervention Behaviour in Africa.