Contesting The Nigerian State
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Contesting The Nigerian State
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Author : M. Okome
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-07-03
Contesting The Nigerian State written by M. Okome and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-03 with Political Science categories.
In public choice theory, the received wisdom has long been that self-organization is an impediment to collective action, whether via the tragedy of the commons or a Hobbesian scenario in which self-interest produces social conflict rather than cooperation. Yet as this fascinating collection shows, self-organization and state-society relations have been much more complicated in the context of contemporary Nigerian politics. Given the absence or unwillingness of the Nigerian state to provide essential services, entire communities have had to band together to repair roads, build health centers, and maintain public utilities, all from levies. The successes, failures, and ongoing challenges faced by Nigerian society provide valuable insights into the state's capacity, its relationship with civil society, and the social, economic, and political well-being of its citizens.
Challenging The State In Africa
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Author : Godwin Onuoha
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2011
Challenging The State In Africa written by Godwin Onuoha and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Political Science categories.
This thesis examines the 'Igbo Question' and emergent forms of Igbo 'self-determination' in contemporary Nigeria. It does this within the context of contested citizenship, ethnic identity politics and the unresolved crisis of state ownership and legitimacy, which all feeds into the 'National Question' in the Nigerian public space. The thesis proceeds from a theoretical standpoint that places the 'Igbo Question' within the framework of the 'tri-polar' power struggle and competition among the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria. Based on a prior idea of statehood which is rooted in the aborted secessionist attempts of the Igbo ethnic group from the Nigerian state between 1967 and 1970, and drawing on the case of an Igbo ethno-nationalist separatist movement in Nigeria, known as the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), this thesis focuses on the use of 'territory' and 'space' as components of the 'repertoires of contention' in the quest for political change, sovereignty and self-determination. This provides the context in which 'claims' and 'counter-claims' of security, territoriality and sovereignty are enacted. While the thesis draws substantially on various forms of group and sub-national rights which have been identified and studied in international law, political philosophy and social science literature generally, it transcends these debates, but focuses more on the actual processes of appropriating, interpreting and applying these rights and laws against the state in specific contexts. The analysis of the 'Igbo Question' draws on issues and perspectives surrounding the salience, construction, mobilization and politicization of ethnic identity, and the dynamics of its deployment and use in national politics, coupled with the diverse struggles, contentions and conflicts inherent in it. The research provides an innovative and empirically grounded insight into the processes of 'juridification' of self-determination rights for groups within the nationstate in Africa; the dynamics, constraints and possibilities inherent in the mobilization of these rights and laws; the emancipatory potentials or transformative ends of these rights and laws; and the role of violence in nation-building processes in Africa.
Encountering The Nigerian State
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Author : W. Adebanwi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-07-05
Encountering The Nigerian State written by W. Adebanwi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-05 with Political Science categories.
Thisvolume advances extant reflections on the state constituted as the Ur-Power in society, particularly in Africa.It analyzes how various agents within the Nigerian society'encounter' the state - ranging from the most routine form of contact to thespectacular. While many recent collections have reheated the old paradigms - of the perils of federalism; corruption; ethnicity etc, our focus here is on encounter , that is, the nuance and complexity of how the state shapes society and vice-versa.Through this, wedepart from the standard state versus society approach that proves so limiting in explaining the African political landscape.
Nigeria And The Crisis Of The Nation State
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Author : Emeka Nwosu
language : en
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Pub Limited
Release Date : 2012
Nigeria And The Crisis Of The Nation State written by Emeka Nwosu and has been published by Adonis & Abbey Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
In this rich compilation, Emeka Nwosu takes the reader to a journey of the issues that have helped to shape discourses on various aspects of the Nigerian state and society. The articles, originally published in his weekly column in the premier Nigerian daily newspaper, ThisDay, not only show his perspectives on these issues when they were written but also reveal how discussions on some of those issues have evolved over time and how they have mutated today. Journalists, especially those who maintain regular columns, are often said to write 'history in a hurry'. For experienced writers like the author whose writings are research-based, it does not mean that what they write about is factually wrong but simply that their writings are infused with the passions and emotions that attended those issues as they unfolded. This collection is therefore not only informed commentaries on some of the issues that have shaped the contour of the Nigerian state and society over the years but a good trip on the passions and emotions that attended those discourses. The articles, 66 of them, are written with remarkable candour and gusto and therefore a delight to read. They form a very important contribution to the corpus of works on Nigerian politics and society. ______________________________________________ Emeka Nwosu studied political science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and also holds a Master's degree in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the University of Lagos. He equally holds a certificate in journalism from the Centre for Foreign Journalists (CFJ), Reston, Virginia, USA. Mr. Nwosu who has over 20 years experience in journalism, worked for several years with the Daily Times of Nigeria, once Nigeria's flagship newspaper and rose to become the Group political editor of the paper as well as a Member of its Editorial Board. Between 1990 and 1994, he was the National Chairman, National Association of Political Correspondents. He was also the Special Assistant to the late Senate President Evan Enwerem on Media and Public Affairs (1999-2000) and Assistant Director in The Presidency (2000-2006). Besides his weekly column for ThisDay, he is also the Special Adviser to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on Research and Documentation
Democracy And Prebendal Politics In Nigeria
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Author : Richard A. Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-06
Democracy And Prebendal Politics In Nigeria written by Richard A. Joseph and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-06 with History categories.
Originally published in 1987, this book examines the relationship between the pattern of party formation in Nigeria and a mode of social, political and economic behaviour Richard Joseph terms 'prebendalism'. He demonstrates the centrality in the Nigerian polity of the struggle to control and exploit public office and argues that state power is usually viewed by Nigerians as an array of prebends, the appropriation of which provides access to the state treasury and to control over remunerative licenses and contracts. In addition, the abiding desire for a democratic political system is frustrated by the deepening of ethnic, linguistic and regional identities. By exploring the ways in which individuals at all social levels contribute to the maintenance of these practices, the book provides an analysis of the impediments to constitutional democracy that is also relevant to the study of other nations.
Contemporary Nigerian Politics
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Author : A. Carl LeVan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-17
Contemporary Nigerian Politics written by A. Carl LeVan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-17 with Political Science categories.
Looks at how Nigeria's political parties compete for power in a context of transition, terrorism, and religious and ethnic tension.
Oil Wealth And Insurgency In Nigeria
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Author : Omolade Adunbi
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2015-07-29
Oil Wealth And Insurgency In Nigeria written by Omolade Adunbi and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-29 with Social Science categories.
Omolade Adunbi investigates the myths behind competing claims to oil wealth in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Looking at ownership of natural resources, oil extraction practices, government control over oil resources, and discourse about oil, Adunbi shows how symbolic claims have created an "oil citizenship." He explores the ways NGOs, militant groups, and community organizers invoke an ancestral promise to defend land disputes, justify disruptive actions, or organize against oil corporations. Policies to control the abundant resources have increased contestations over wealth, transformed the relationship of people to their environment, and produced unique forms of power, governance, and belonging.
Contesting Development
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Author : Philip McMichael
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-02-17
Contesting Development written by Philip McMichael and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-17 with Social Science categories.
At a time when the development promise is increasingly in question, with dwindling social gains, the vision of modernity is losing its legitimacy and coherence. This moment is observable through the lens of critical struggles of those who experience disempowerment, displacement and development contradictions. In this book, case studies serve as an effective means of teaching key concepts and theories in the sociology of development. This collection of cases, all original, never previously published and with framing essays by Phillip McMichael, has been written with this purpose in mind. An important additional feature is that the book as a whole reveals the limiting assumptions of development and suggests alternate conditions of possibility for social existence in the world today. In that sense, the book pushes the boundaries of "thinking about development" and makes an important theoretical contribution to the literature.
Beauty Diplomacy
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Author : Oluwakemi M. Balogun
language : en
Publisher: Globalization in Everyday Life
Release Date : 2019-12-17
Beauty Diplomacy written by Oluwakemi M. Balogun and has been published by Globalization in Everyday Life this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-17 with Social Science categories.
The Nigerian beauty pageant industry positions itself as working to symbolically restore the public face of the nation while seeking to materially shift the private lives of affiliates on the ground.
Contesting Sovereignty
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Author : Joel Ng
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-22
Contesting Sovereignty written by Joel Ng and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with Law categories.
Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.