Western Civilisation, International Relations and Imperial Politico-Economic Policies Regards on Globalisastion and Politico-Economic Fragilisation of Postcolonial African States

Abstract

Western civilisation via international relations wittingly propels globalisation that transcends the somehow self-governing states’ boundaries. Nevertheless, these relations are essentially the internationalisation of Western sets of values, mostly couched in capitalist exploitation, foisted to fragilise non-Western societies, such as in postcolonial African states. More importantly, these relations and its globalizing trends falsely address issues related to global politics, economics, social, science, technology (especially technological transfer) and culture. Contestably, these relations and globalisation are purveyors for disregarding the basic needs of industrial capabilities beyond states in the Western hemisphere. Therefore, this paper examines the theoretical and empirical trends, characterising these relations and globalisation, as motored by Western civilisation’s imperial politico-economic policies, which virtually fragilise economic and political growth in postcolonial African states. Distinguished from benchmarks of human development – good governance, micro and macro-economic growth, and more, Western civilisation is rather framed as the antithesis of development through the deindustrialisation of postcolonial African states. Consequently, using the theory of imperialism, I argue that, relations galvanised by Western civilisation, stimulate states with unstable politico-economic policies, undemocratic political regimes, people’s impoverishment and widespread underdevelopment.