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Power Politics in Africa

Author : Olusola Ogunnubi

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 246 pages

File Size : 33,13 MB

Release : 2020-11-09

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1527561941

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This collection of essays examines the subject of power politics in Africa, paying special attention to the interests of African regional powers, as well as their capabilities and strategies in the international arena. It provides a theoretical bridge between concerns for militarised national interest, perpetual distrust and insecurity, struggles for power and hegemony in power politics, and the spirit of pan-African solidarity, brotherhood, consensus, cooperation and integration. It is on these bases that this volume offers rich empirical insight into leading regional powers in Africa with special attention given to Nigeria and South Africa. It serves to contribute African perspectives to the field of International Relations, particularly regarding power politics, which is important in terms of Africanising the narratives of a subject matter that is largely considered as Eurocentric in African and other non-Western societies.





Nigeria and the Nation-State

Author : John Campbell

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 287 pages

File Size : 48,20 MB

Release : 2024-08-13

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1538197812

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Nigeria, despite being the African country of greatest strategic importance to the U.S., remains poorly understood. John Campbell explains why Nigeria is so important to understand in a world of jihadi extremism, corruption, oil conflict, and communal violence. The revised edition provides updates through the recent presidential election.



Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria

Author : Ronke I. Ako-Nai

Publisher : Lexington Books

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 34,8 MB

Release : 2013-03-08

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0739177796

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Globally, women are oppressed and this book introduces the perspective of African women and especially that of Nigerian women. This book looks at the major themes that drive the women's empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, and since the 1970s, the UN and its agencies have added an international dimension. The chapters, while taking us through a theoretical overview of Nigerian women's empowerment, also shows how institutions, values, religion, and culture can challenge feminist political philosophy— a philosophy that tends to universalize women’s problems and their solutions.



Performing Power in Nigeria

Author : Abimbola A. Adelakun

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 299 pages

File Size : 37,78 MB

Release : 2023-07-31

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1009281747

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Understanding Modern Nigeria

Author : Toyin Falola

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 691 pages

File Size : 30,3 MB

Release : 2021-06-24

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1108837972

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An introduction to the politics and society of post-colonial Nigeria, highlighting the key themes of ethnicity, democracy, and development.



Nigerian Foreign Policy

Author : Timothy M. Shaw

Publisher : Springer

Page : 265 pages

File Size : 16,20 MB

Release : 1983-06-18

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1349063010

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Nigerian Politics

Author : Rotimi Ajayi

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 441 pages

File Size : 49,89 MB

Release : 2020-12-03

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 303050509X

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This volume engages in an in-depth discussion of Nigerian politics. Written by an expert group of Nigerian researchers, the chapters provide an overarching, Afrocentric view of politics in Nigeria, from pre-colonial history to the current federal system. The book begins with a series of historical chapters analyzing the development of Nigeria from its traditional political institutions through the First Republic. After establishing the necessary historical context, the next few chapters shift the focus to specific political institutions and phenomena, including the National Assembly, local government and governance, party politics, and federalism. The remaining chapters discuss issues that continue to affect Nigerian politics: the debt crisis, oil politics in the Niger Delta, military intervention and civil-military relations, as well as nationalism and inter-group relations. Providing an overview of Nigerian politics that encompasses history, economics, and public administration, this volume will be useful to students and researchers interested in African politics, African studies, democracy, development, history, and legislative studies.



The Causes of Instability in Nigeria and Implications for the United States

Author : Clarence J. Bouchat

Publisher : Army War College Press

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 17,23 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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The political economy problems of Nigeria, the root cause for ethnic, religious, political and economic strife, can be in part addressed indirectly through focused contributions by the U.S. military, especially if regionally aligned units are more thoroughly employed.



Nigerian Unity

Author : Gerald McLoughlin

Publisher : Army War College Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 10,37 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Ethnic conflict

ISBN : 9781584875772

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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.