Globalisation and Transnationalism: Impact and Implications for Nigeria

Abstract

Globalization and transnationalism which encourage movement of people, technology, flows of currency, and political, economic, cultural, and ideological aspects of human society across the world have generated a variety of arguments by different scholars. This argument is for or against the intent and purpose of globalization and transnationalism. The thrust of this paper is on globalization and transnationalism: impact and implications for Nigeria. Using secondary data presented by the historical method of analysis, this paper adopts liberalism as a theoretical framework. The paper argues that globalization and transnationalism have caused Nigeria’s dependence and interdependence, erosion of political sovereignty, and encouragement of interference in national policy and obstacles to the functioning roles of Nigeria as a sovereign state. This paper finds that globalization and transnationalism affect Nigeria positively or negatively in the discharge of her responsibilities. The paper, however, concludes that the forces of globalization and transnationalism diminish and limit the functioning of Nigeria as an independent sovereign state.