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LOOKS AT THE CHANNELS THROUGH WHICH AFRICAN NATIONS CONDUCT DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS, AND THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF THESE CHANNEL, EMPHASISES THE MOVEMENT AWAY FROM PURELY BILATERAL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TOWARD THE UTILIZATION OF MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. DISCUSSES THE ROLE WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FOR AFRICAN UNITY HAS PLAYED IN AFRICAN MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY.

Dargestellt wird die Rolle der OAU als internationale Organisation im Zusammenhang mit einer Analyse ihrer politischen Aktivitäten auf regionaler Ebene. Die in den Artikeln 51-54 der UN-Charta angesprochene Verbindung des Regionalismus als Prinzip internationaler Organisation wird anhand von Beispielen überprüft. (DÜI-Wsl)

Aufsatzsammlung zum 25-jährigen Bestehen der OAU 1988, zu ihrer Rolle im internationalen System sowie zu ihrer regionalpolitische Bedeutung. Neben einem Rückblick auf Konzepte zur Zeit der Gründung werden die politischen Einflußmöglichkeiten der OAU untersucht und Perspektiven für die zukünftige Entwicklung entwickelt. Ausführliche Bibliographie zur OAU (S. 288-353). (DÜI-Wsl)

Foreign trade, chiefly.

Die wirtschaftiche, politische und militärische Schwäche vieler afrikanischer Staaten führt zur Abhängigkeit von den Großmächten, deren Afrikapolitik sich im wesentlichen vom Ost-West-Konflikt und dem chinesisch-sowjetischen Gegensatz leiten läßt. (DÜI-Spe)

Rolle des Parlaments in Fragen der Außenpolitik: Es wird die These vertreten, daß das Parlament sich zwar in solchen Fragen engagiert, die Außenpolitik hier aber immer noch eine recht geringe Bedeutung hat

A Large volume of transactions between states goes through bilateral channels associated with traditional diplomacy. Accordingly, each independent African state has established its network of formal contacts with those members of the international community it considers friendly, and who similarly reciprocate this gesture of good will. Indeed, a noticeable world-wide trend in the last decade has been to diversify and intensify such diplomatic contacts because of the increasing complexity and interdependence of the contemporary international system. But bilateral relations between states, pervasive as they are, by no means constitute the totality of channels of international transactions.

Major focus is on the process of scientific research planning in Nigeria. While scientific research is not a salient political issue, a broad consensus on the principal issues has emerged: (1) research must enjoy strong public support, with the government rather than the private sector providing leadership, (2) research planning must be considered an integral part of national development planning, which concentrates on transforming the economy into higher levels of productivity, (3) scientific research should have an applied orientation, & (4) the view that the social sciences should play a leading role, while technological benefits from research in the natural sciences should be imported, is generally rejected. Relations between academic scientists & government lack mutual confidence; no formal channel of communication exists between the official Nigerian scientific organization & the government's advisory body for national science & technology policy. Scientists are underrepresented in the decision-making bodies of the government, & underrecruited into the civil service. The national science policy machinery is organized in a 3-tiered structure (listed from highest to lowest): (A) the Nigerian Council for Science & Technology (NCST), (B) the 4 research councils--agriculture, industry, medicine, & natural science, & (C) research institutes & U departments. An important role is also played by the Federal Executive Council (the executive arm of the Supreme Military Council) & the secretariat of the NCST. The research councils & secretariat are staffed by experienced professional research scientists, who also have representation on the NCST. A description of the planning process of each of the councils notes that there is no central mechanism for coordinating social research. Although problems exist in the relationship between the U's & the other 2 levels, on the whole, there have been no rivalries between scientific interest groups over the allocation of financial resources. 1 Figure. J. N. Mayer.