GLOBALISATION AND HUMAN SECURITY IN DEVELOPING STATES: A LITERATURE REVIEW WITH EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
Albasu Joseph. PhD , Yahaya Abdullahi Adadu, PhD and Usman A. Yusuf, PhD
Volume 14 Issue 1
Abstract
This study reviews contemporary literature on the relationship between globalisation and human security in developing states, with particular emphasis on empirical evidence from Nigeria. It situates globalisation as a multidimensional process encompassing economic integration, technological change, transnational governance, and cross-border security dynamics, and examines how these processes shape human security outcomes. Drawing on recent theoretical and empirical scholarship, the study adopts a human security framework that shifts analytical focus from state-centric security to the protection and well-being of individuals and communities. The review reveals that globalisation produces uneven and context-dependent human security outcomes, mediated by governance quality, institutional capacity, and socio-economic structures. While globalisation has expanded access to markets, technology, and information, it has also intensified economic precarity, environmental degradation, labour insecurity, and exposure to transnational threats in many developing contexts. Empirical evidence from Nigeria illustrates how deep integration into global systems, particularly through extractive industries, trade liberalisation, and digital connectivity, has coexisted with persistent human security challenges, including poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, environmental harm, and insecurity. The study concludes that globalisation neither inherently enhances nor undermines human security; rather, its impacts are contingent on domestic political choices, institutional effectiveness, and inclusive governance, underscoring the need for integrated and people-centred analyses in future research. Keywords: Globalization, Human Security, Economic Integration, Technological Change
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