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Description:: Plenary Lecture delivered at the Black History Month Symposium at New College, Florida.
Keyword:: Ken Saro Wiwa and Nigeria
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 03/09/2018
Date Modified:: 03/09/2018
Date Created:: 2018-02-18
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The issues discussed in this essay - the fundamental objectives of the Nigerian state, public accountability, and a code of conduct for state officials - have been central concerns throughout its post- colonial history. Underlying these debates have been differing views about the best political economy model for Nigeria. The...
Keyword:: state, federation, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, constitution, and political economy
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Date Created:: 1977
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: A half-century of high revenues from petroleum export has failed to elevate more than a small percentage of Nigerians above the poverty level. The failure to manage the vicissitudes of global oil markets, and to grow other sectors of the economy, has led to constant budget deficits and unsustainable national...
Keyword:: oil, development, economy, Africa, Nigeria, growth, resource curse, and petroleum
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: In the years preceding the 1979 national elections, ideology featured prominently in political debates and consultations regarding the new constitutional order. Proponents of a social democratic system were particularly prominent. However, the actual formation of political parties, governed by the new requirements for national representation, and the resurgence of veteran...
Keyword:: state, elections, representation, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, governance, political parties, National Party of Nigeria, and ideology
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The 1979 Nigerian elections reflected the dedication of Nigerians to pursue democratic governance and the severe challenges to be overcome. The sweeping victory of the NPN, and the election of Alhaji Shehu Shagari as president, required a last-minute manipulation of the formula for achieving victory in the first round. After...
Keyword:: General Olusegun Obasanjo, Second Republic, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, governance, National Party of Nigeria, 1979 Elections, and state
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The building of a trans-ethnic political space, and a nation that commands the loyalty of the country’s citizens, have been persistent aspirations of Nigerian governments. The 1979 elections demonstrated that, however much political party leaders may seek to build a national following, they are “trapped” by ethnic and other sectional...
Keyword:: election results, elections, Muhammed, policy, Africa, Nigeria, Constitution, identity, political parties, campaign, and ethnicity
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The building of the Second Republic required a military government, which had been deeply engaged in shaping the Federation over almost fifteen years, performing as an impartial umpire in the electoral choice of its successors. This complex process is dissected in this article together with an analysis of the relative...
Keyword:: military, elections, regime, Second Republic, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, and political parties
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Date Created:: 1981
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: This article resumes the exploration of Nigeria’s political economy and the entrenchment of a prebendal mode of attitudes and behaviors. It takes up the shift to a mono-mineral export economy, the socio- economic proclivities of the dominant class, the considerable expansion in the state’s economic role, and the distinct pattern...
Keyword:: state, resources, Second Republic, class, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, political economy, and prebendalism
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The forcible ending of Nigeria’s second attempt at constitutional civilian rule since independence in 1960 is a mixed story. The 1983 general elections were tarnished by violence and fraud. They took place in a context of economic decline and policy disarray. However, the opposition still retained an important share of...
Keyword:: state, elections, Second Republic, Africa, Nigeria, Buhari, and Shagari
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

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