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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">15877</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2017-17-1-59-73</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Asymmetry of ECOWAS integration process: contribution of regional hegemon and small country</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Асимметрия интеграции в рамках ЭКОВАС: вклад регионального гегемона и малой страны</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Omo-Ogbebor</surname><given-names>Dennis O</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Омо-Огбебор</surname><given-names>Деннис О</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>samsuyi2002@yahoo.co.uk</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sanusi</surname><given-names>Ahmed H</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сануси</surname><given-names>Ахмед Х</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>hajjsanusi@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2017-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2017</year></pub-date><volume>17</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">International organizations and Non-Western World</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Международные организации и незападный мир</issue-title><fpage>59</fpage><lpage>73</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2017-04-25"><day>25</day><month>04</month><year>2017</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2017, Omo-Ogbebor D.O., Sanusi A.H.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2017, Омо-Огбебор Д.О., Сануси А.Х.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2017</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Omo-Ogbebor D.O., Sanusi A.H.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Омо-Огбебор Д.О., Сануси А.Х.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/15877">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/15877</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en">This article deals with the role of Nigeria and Ghana in ECOWAS specific fields of integration since its creation in 1975. It showed the relevance of Nigeria as a regional leader and the importance of Ghana as a key factor in ECOWAS integration process, and their respective foreign policy stand towards West African integration process in the present century. In order to evaluate and present the role of Nigeria and Ghana in ECOWAS integration process, the authors set out three main tasks to actualize it. The first task is to identify the main areas of ECOWAS integration process, namely: economic integration, security formation and political reformation using qualitative methodological analysis to achieve this task. The second task is the review of ECOWAS operational structure, which explained how Nigeria was able to exert its hegemony status in ECOWAS, and how Ghana is able to remain useful in ECOWAS despite the overwhelming influence of Nigeria. The third task is using historical analytical method to present facts and explain the various contributions by Nigeria and Ghana in ECOWAS economic liberation process, peacekeeping operations, and political interventions in ECOWAS member states which have brought relative peace and security to the region. The authors draw conclusion based on the result of the research analysis that, in spite of ECOWAS compositions which include the Francophone countries in the region and its leadership structure, Nigeria and Ghana have led by example, by devoting much attention and commitment to the ECOWAS integration process through mediations, peacekeeping, political intervention and economic cooperation.</abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">В статье анализируется роль Нигерии и Ганы в интеграционных процессах в рамках ЭКОВАС с момента создания организации в 1975 г. Данное исследование демонстрирует основные параметры участия Нигерии как регионального лидера и ключевую роль Ганы в процессе интеграции ЭКОВАС в контексте внешней политики этих стран в XXI в. Для оценки роли Нигерии и Ганы в процессе региональной интеграции авторы должны были решить три основные задачи. Первая - определение ключевых направлений интеграционного процесса в рамках ЭКОВАС (экономическая интеграция, региональная безопасность и политические реформы) с помощью качественного методологического анализа. Вторая - анализ организационной структуры ЭКОВАС. Решение этой задачи позволяет выявить особый статус Нигерии в ЭКОВАС и степень влияния малой страны (на примере Ганы). И третья задача заключается в оценке деятельности Нигерии и Ганы в рамках ЭКОВАС в области экономической либерализации, операций по поддержанию мира, а также политических реформ в контексте внешней политики данных стран в регионе Западной Африки. В заключение авторы приходят к выводу, что, несмотря на асимметрию структуры ЭКОВАС, которая также включает в себя и франкоязычные страны региона, Нигерия и Гана вносят важный вклад в деятельность организации, поскольку уделяют особое внимание интеграционным инициативам ЭКОВАС посредством медиации, поддержания мира, политических реформ и экономического сотрудничества.</trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Nigeria</kwd><kwd>Ghana</kwd><kwd>integration</kwd><kwd>ECOWAS</kwd><kwd>ECOMOG</kwd><kwd>Africa</kwd><kwd>foreign policy</kwd><kwd>economic</kwd><kwd>peacekeeping</kwd><kwd>political reforms</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Нигерия</kwd><kwd>Гана</kwd><kwd>интеграции</kwd><kwd>ЭКОВАС</kwd><kwd>ЭКОМОГ</kwd><kwd>Африка</kwd><kwd>внешняя политика</kwd><kwd>экономическое сотрудничество</kwd><kwd>поддержание мира</kwd><kwd>политические реформы</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Abubakar, Abdulsalami A. 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