| 中文摘要 | 第4-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS | 第10-15页 |
| CHAPTER 1:INTRODUCTION | 第15-24页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Problem Statement | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Objective of Study and Main Argument | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Research Question and Methodology | 第19-21页 |
| 1.5 Significance and Scope of Study | 第21-24页 |
| CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICALFRAMEWORK | 第24-36页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第24-29页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Framework | 第29-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Core Assumptions of the Theory | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Conditions for Effective Integration | 第33-36页 |
| CHAPTER 3: OVERVIEW OF ECOWAS AND THE PROTOCOLON FREE MOVEMENT | 第36-53页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 History of the ECOWAS | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Phase I | 第40页 |
| 3.2.2 Phase II | 第40页 |
| 3.2.3 Phase III | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 The Protocol on Free Movement and Supplementary Protocols | 第41-44页 |
| 3.4 Support Measures for Vehicular Movement | 第44页 |
| 3.5 Monitoring Implementation | 第44-48页 |
| 3.6 Discussion of the Supplementary Protocols | 第48-53页 |
| CHAPTER 4: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS | 第53-71页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第53-56页 |
| 4.2 Causes and Effects of Slow Implementation | 第56-66页 |
| 4.2.1 The Inappropriate and Ineffective Mechanisms | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.2 Weak Institutional Structure at the National and InstitutionalLevels | 第57-58页 |
| 4.2.3. The Role of Experts | 第58页 |
| 4.2.4 Poor Infrastructure to Enable the Realization of a BorderlessSub- Region | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.5 Inadmissibility Clause | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2.6 National Sovereignty | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2.7 Political System and Instability | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2.8 Cultural and Fiscal Differences | 第63页 |
| 4.2.9 Intra-Regional and Internal Security Concerns | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.10 The Threat of Communicable Diseases | 第64页 |
| 4.2.11 Terrorism | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.12 Illegal Cross Border Activities | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.13 Movement and Activities of Nomadic Migrants | 第66页 |
| 4.3 Prospects of ECOWAS Protocol | 第66-70页 |
| 4.3.1 Migration and Trade | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3.2 Free Movement of Population | 第67-69页 |
| 4.3.3 Increase in Remittances | 第69-70页 |
| 4.4 Chapter Conclusion | 第70-71页 |
| CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATIONS | 第71-79页 |
| 5.1 Emerging Concerns | 第71-72页 |
| 5.2 Summary of Key Findings | 第72-73页 |
| 5.3 Policy Recommendations | 第73-79页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第79-85页 |
| APPENDICES | 第85-90页 |
