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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:: In this essay, key features of Nigerian governance since independence are reviewed. The military had ruled the county for thirteen years and civilian politicians, in two phases, had done so for ten. Military governments involved significant participation by civilians, so there was overlap between these successive systems. Moreover, the military...
Keyword:: military, Second Republic, corruption, Africa, governance, and state
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Date Created:: 1984
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: Why did political independence not lead to economic autonomy and sustained development which were confidently predicted by many development economists and nationalists in the 1950s and 1960s. Africa will not make sustainable progress in building democratic systems and fostering economic development until the continent acquires coherent, legitimate, and effective states....
Keyword:: africa, economic autonomy, and governance
Creator:: Joseph, Richard
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 07/12/2021
Date Modified:: 07/12/2021
Date Created:: 2021
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: On February 22, 2022, I gave a talk hosted by the African Studies Program of Georgetown University. Two days later, Russian battalions were sent across Ukraine’s borders by President Vladimir Putin. In real time, viewers around the world have seen immense distress unleashed on innocent citizens. In Africa, distress has...
Keyword:: africa and governance
Creator:: Joseph, Richard
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 04/19/2022
Date Modified:: 04/19/2022
Date Created:: 2022
Resource Type:: Research Paper

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