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Democratic governance and political participation in Nigeria 1999-2014 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Denver, Colorado :
Spears Media Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Contributors; 1. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES; Introduction; Contending Issues in Nigeria's Democratic Experience since 1999; Electoral, Party and Opposition Politics; Leadership Issues; Legislative Inertia; Judicial Independence; Political Assassination; The Governors' Forum; Institutional Failure; Militancy and Resource Control; Godfatherism; Corruption; The Boko Haram Insurgency and Terrorism; Conclusion; PART ONE
- CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
- 2. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLICIntroduction; The Problem; Conceptual Framework: Clientelism and Prebendalism; Constitution and Governance in Nigeria's Fourth Republic; Public Policy Process and Governance; Political Participation; The Feasibility of Re-inventing Politics and the State in Nigeria; Conclusion; 3. LEADERSHIP PERSONALITY AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO; 4. THE MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA; Introduction
- The Mass Media: What are they and their roles?Public Opinion: Its Potency for Democratic Consolidation; The Media, Public Opinion, Political Violence And Democratic Consolidation; Threats And Impediments To Mass Media's Effective Performance; Conclusion And Recommendations; 5. GRASSROOTS' GOVERNANCE AND CRISIS OF AUTONOMY 1999-2014; Introduction; A Review of Grassroots Governance and Autonomy; Local Governance in Nigeria; Local Government Autonomy Crisis in Nigeria
- 1999-2013; Concluding Remarks; PART TWO
- PARTY POLITICS AND POLITICAL COMPETITION
- 6. POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICAL COMPETITION IN NIGERIAIntroduction; Theoretical Framework; Conceptual Clarifications; Functions of Political Parties; Party Systems; Political Participation; Political Competition; Etymology of Party Competition in Nigeria; Party Ideological Positioning; Conclusion; 7. THE 2003 GENERAL ELECTIONS; Introduction; Preparations towards the 2003 general elections; Party politics and political assassinations in Nigeria's six geo-political zones; The conduct of 2003 general elections; Election monitoring: the case of 2003 general elections; Conclusion
- 8. THE NIGERIA 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONSIntroduction; The history of elections in Nigeria; Preparations towards 2007 General elections; Election monitoring and observations: A case study of 2007 General elections; The flaws in the 2007 gubernatorial elections and case studies of the removed governors; Conclusion; 9. ELECTION AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS; Introduction; Conceptual Clarifications; Elections and Democratic Consolidation; Theoretical Consideration; The 2011 Elections: a diagnosis and post-mortem; Conclusion
- PART THREE
- ISSUES OF GOVERNANCE