Author : Nigerian Political Science Association. Conference
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 23,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Central-local government relations
ISBN :
Author : S. Adejumobi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,14 MB
Release : 2010-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0230115454
This edited collection is the product of a National Research Working Group (NRWG) established by Said Adejumobi and supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). It analyzes the progress made in Nigeria since the return to democratic rule in 1999 and the prospects of democratic consolidation in the country.
Author : Kunle Amuwo
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN :
Twenty essays by four generations of Nigerian scholars are included in this volume, the first to examine the historical, political, economic and comparative dimensions of attempts by the military to restructure the Nigerian federation. Evidence is accumulated in support of the book's central thesis that autocratic rule is antipathetic to the sustenance of genuine federal practice, and that federal restructuring initiated under the tight control of repressive governments cannot but lead to a situation in which federalism is assaulted, if not dismantled. It is argued that, in such a context, the vending of a federal doctrine becomes more or less an exercise in the propagation of false consciousness in the service of power - portraying a picture of divided power to hide the reality of undivided power.
Author : P. Collier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0230583199
This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy issues, and reveals the current problems and policy options that a democratic Nigeria will need to debate and resolve. It presents an agenda of reform as unfinished business.
Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 13,98 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108837972
An introduction to the politics and society of post-colonial Nigeria, highlighting the key themes of ethnicity, democracy, and development.
Author : Uyilawa Usuanlele
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 33,30 MB
Release : 2017-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 3319506307
This book offers a thematic study of key debates in the history of the ethnic politics, democratic governance, and minority rights in Nigeria. Nigeria provides a framework for examining the central paradox in post-colonial nation building projects in Africa – the tension between majority rule and minority rights. The liberal democratic model on which most African states were founded at independence from colonial rule, and to which they continue to aspire, is founded on majority rule. It is also founded on the protection of the rights of minority groups to political participation, social inclusion and economic resources. Maintaining this tenuous balance between majority rule and minority rights has, in the decades since independence, become the key national question in many African countries, perhaps none more so than Nigeria. This volume explores these issues, focusing on four key themes as they relate to minority rights in Nigeria: ethnic and religious identities, nationalism and federalism, political crises and armed conflicts.
Author : Jack R. Mangala
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 15,22 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030408108
This book takes stock of the debate surrounding the institution of presidential term limits in Africa, against the backdrop of global trends toward authoritarianism and the rise of strong men. Widely adopted three decades ago, term limits for the office of the president are now being challenged by many African leaders. The power alternation debate in Africa raises important questions concerning the future of democracy and development on the continent. Using a case study approach, this book explores in detail six situations in which leaders have either succeeded or failed in altering term limits. It thoroughly dissects the arguments, tactics and strategies on both sides of the issue, and draws key lessons for strengthening constitutionalism in Africa.
Author : Ilufoye S. Ogundiya
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9788121211369
Contributed articles.
Author : Abubakar Momoh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351753290
This title was first published in 2002: Addressing the burning questions confronting the Nigerian nation-state today, this book explores the diverse dimensions and voices apparent in the challenges surrounding the national question. Highlighting a range of under-researched and unexplored issues, it theoretically and empirically examines key aspects of the national question discourse and debate in Nigeria. The contributors bring wide and varied experiences to bear on the volume and employ both these experiences and the multidisciplinary approach to illuminate and enrich the issues under study. The National Question in Nigeria identifies challenges that must be addressed if the nation is to survive - and critical issues that have been left unresolved and now threaten the nation state. It is essential reading for social scientists, policy makers, politicians, NGO activists and all observers and students of Nigerian history and politics.
Author : Gerald McLoughlin
Publisher : Army War College Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Ethnic conflict
ISBN : 9781584875772
Nigeria¿s future as a unified state is in jeopardy. Those who make or execute U.S. policy will find it difficult to advance U.S. interests in Africa without an understanding of the pressures that tear and bind Nigeria. Despite this, the centrifugal forces that tear at the country and the centripetal forces that have kept it whole are not well understood and rarely examined. After establishing Nigeria¿s importance to the United State as a cohesive and functioning state, this monograph examines the historic, religious, cultural, political, physical, demographic, and economic factors that will determine Nigeria¿s fate. It identifies the specific fault lines along which Nigeria may divide. It concludes with practical policy recommendations for the United States to support Nigerians in their efforts to maintain a functioning and integrated state, and, by so doing, advance U.S. interests.
