Governance and politics in post-military Nigeria : changes and challenges /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	xvi, 246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Democratization -- Nigeria. Democratization. Politics and government Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1993-2007. Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 2007- Nigeria.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8286986

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Other authors / contributors:	Adejumobi, Said.
ISBN:	9780230103955 (hardback) 0230103952 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Democratic governance constitutes an enduring challenge for Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. The book reflects on the form, trajectory and content of democratic governance in post-military Nigeria from 1999. Nigeria's democracy remains fragile, conflict sensitive and possibly reversible as the legacy of praetorianism and illiberal political culture constrain the progress and opportunities for democratic growth and consolidation in the country. Progress and expectations are widely disconnected. The policy recommendations contained in the book provides invaluable pathway for reconstituting institutions, politics, power and governance essential for promoting democratic stability and growth in Nigeria"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables and Figure
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
1. Democracy and Governance in Nigeria: Between Consolidation and Reversal
2. Federalism, Political Restructuring, and the Lingering National Question
3. Whose Catalyst? Party Politics and Democracy in the Fourth Republic: From Theory to Denial
4. INEC and the Electoral Process
5. Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, and Human Rights
6. Nigeria's Foreign Policy of Democratic Transition and Economic Reforms
7. The Masquerade Unmasked: Obasanjo and the Third-Term Debacle
8. External Actors and Nigeria's Democratic Project: The Case of OSIWA
Selected Bibliography
Index

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