Nigerian Politics in the Age of Yar'Adua
Title | Nigerian Politics in the Age of Yar'Adua PDF eBook |
Author | Bayode Ogunmupe |
Publisher | Strategic Insight Publishing |
Total Pages | 181 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1908064013 |
A rare and insightful compendium of essays, articles, and reports spanning 40 years, written by an award-winning journalist, highlights democracy in Nigeria, and what it means to the people and the political leadership of the country.
Governance in Nigeria post-1999: Revisiting the democratic ‘new dawn’ of the Fourth Republic
Title | Governance in Nigeria post-1999: Revisiting the democratic ‘new dawn’ of the Fourth Republic PDF eBook |
Author | Edited by Romola Adeola & Ademola Oluborode Jegede |
Publisher | Pretoria University Law Press |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2020-03-06 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 192053881X |
At the start of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic on 29 May 1999, there was great optimism as to the emergence of a new democratic future representing a significant break from the political undulations of the past. Two decades and four presidential epochs later, there is a prevalent question as to how well Nigeria has fared in governance and human rights post-1999. This book revisits the democratic ‘new dawn’ of the Fourth Republic discussing pertinent matters integral to Nigeria’s democratic future post-2019.
Contemporary Nigerian Politics
Title | Contemporary Nigerian Politics PDF eBook |
Author | A. Carl LeVan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 303 |
Release | 2019-01-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108569218 |
In 2015, Nigeria's voters cast out the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Here, A. Carl LeVan traces the political vulnerability of Africa's largest party in the face of elite bargains that facilitated a democratic transition in 1999. These 'pacts' enabled electoral competition but ultimately undermined the party's coherence. LeVan also crucially examines the four critical barriers to Nigeria's democratic consolidation: the terrorism of Boko Haram in the northeast, threats of Igbo secession in the southeast, lingering ethnic resentments and rebellions in the Niger Delta, and farmer-pastoralist conflicts. While the PDP unsuccessfully stoked fears about the opposition's ability to stop Boko Haram's terrorism, the opposition built a winning electoral coalition on economic growth, anti-corruption, and electoral integrity. Drawing on extensive interviews with a number of politicians and generals and civilians and voters, he argues that electoral accountability is essential but insufficient for resolving the representational, distributional, and cultural components of these challenges.
Dictators and Democracy in African Development
Title | Dictators and Democracy in African Development PDF eBook |
Author | A. Carl LeVan |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 309 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107081149 |
This book argues that the structure of the policy-making process in Nigeria explains variations in government performance better than other commonly cited factors.
Human Rights in Nigeria's External Relations in the Age of General Muhammadu Buhari and His Successors
Title | Human Rights in Nigeria's External Relations in the Age of General Muhammadu Buhari and His Successors PDF eBook |
Author | Philip C. Aka |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 461 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3031632311 |
Understanding Modern Nigeria
Title | Understanding Modern Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Toyin Falola |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 691 |
Release | 2021-06-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108837972 |
An introduction to the politics and society of post-colonial Nigeria, highlighting the key themes of ethnicity, democracy, and development.
The Politics of Laughter in the Social Media Age
Title | The Politics of Laughter in the Social Media Age PDF eBook |
Author | Shepherd Mpofu |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 319 |
Release | 2021-11-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030819698 |
The Politics of Laughter in the Social Media Age: Perspectives from the Global South brings to critical and intellectual attention the role of humour in the digital era in the Global South. Many citizens of the Global South live disempowered and precarious lives. Digital media and humour, as chapters in the volume demonstrate, have empowered these citizens through engagement with power and their peers, enabling a pursuit of a better future. Contributors to the volume, while alive to challenges associated with the digital divide, highlight the potentials of social media and humour to engage and seek redress on issues such as corruption, human rights violations, racism and sexism. Contributors expertly analyse memes, videos, cartoons and other social media texts to demonstrate how citizens mimic, disrupt, ridicule and challenge status quo. This book caters for academics and students in media and communication studies, political studies, sociology and Global South studies.