The Oxford handbook of Nigerian politics /
Nigerian politics
edited by Carl Levan and Patrick Ukata.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Formation in Precolonial Nigeria / The Long Shadow of Nigeria's Military Epochs, 1966-1979 and 1983-1999 / The Legislatures in the First and Second Republics / Legislative Development and Decadence in the Fourth Republic National Assembly / Civil Military Affairs and Military Culture in Post-Transition Nigeria / Executive Dominance and Hyper Presidentialism in Nigeria / Elections and Electoral Performance / Drivers and Dynamics of Electoral Reform, 1999-2015 / Progress and Setbacks in Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Efforts / The People's Democratic Party: From the 1999 Transition to the 2015 Turnover / Fiscal Federalism, Subnational Politics, and State Creation in Contemporary Nigeria / From Borno to Sokoto: Meaning and Muslim Identities in Northern Nigeria / Sharia Politics, the 1999 Constitution, and the Rise of the Fourth Republic / The Judiciary in Nigeria Since 1999 / Nigeria's Non-Western Democracy: A Postcolonial Aspiration and Struggle with Opportunity, Conflict, and Transformation / Civil Society in Nigeria / In the trenches with Fela: Reassessing Political Music Culture before the Fourth Republic / The Political Struggles of Nigerian Labor / Women's Contemporary Struggles for Rights and Representation / Revenue and Representation: The Political Economy of Public Participation / Human Rights Status in Nigeria Since Obasanjo' Second Coming / Precolonial Christianity and Missionary Legacies / Fiscal Policy during Boom and Bust / The 'Resource Curse' and the Constraints on Reforming Nigeria's Oil Sector / Nigeria's Petroleum Booms: A Changing Political Economy / Nigeria's Response to the HIV epidemic / Islamic Social Movements and Political Unrest in Nigerian History / The Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran Secessionist Revival / Colonial Rule / Crime, Cults and Informal Security / The Rise and Decline (and Rise) of the Niger Delta Rebellions / The Origins of Boko Haram / Boko Haram: Indigeneity, Internationalism, and Insurgency / Pastoralism, Ethnicity, and Subnational Conflict Resolution in the Middle Belt / Land, Citizenship and the Laws of Disenfranchisement / Faith, Fame, and Fortune: Varieties of Nigerian Worship in Global Christianity / The Pathology of Dependency: Sino-Nigerian Relatins as a Case Study / Women's Protests in the Struggle for Independence / Nigeria and the Commonwealth: Influence by accident or design / Introduction / Nigeria and the World: War, Nationalism, and Politics, 1914-1960 / The Nigerian Novel in the Anti-Colonial Imagination / The Anti-Colonial Struggle in Nigeria / The Atlantic Slave Trade and its Lasting Impact / Ecologies of Rule: Politics, Political Economy and Governing the Environment in Nigeria / Nonso Obikili -- Eghosa Osaghae -- Joseph Olayinka Fashagba -- Rotimi Suberu -- Max Siollun -- Yahaya Baba -- Nkwachukwu Orji -- Carl Levan, Abiodun Ajijola -- Daniel Jordan Smith -- Adigun Agbaje, Adeolu Akande, Jide Ojo -- Olufunmbi Elemo -- Murray Last -- Olufemi Vaughan -- Patrick Ukata -- Rita Kiki Edozie -- Darren Kew, Chris Kwaja -- Garhe Osiebe -- Jon Kraus -- Cheryl O'Brien -- Oliver Owen -- Idayat Hassan -- Shobana Shankar -- Kingsley C. Moghalu, Nonso Obikili -- Zainab Usman -- Peter M. Lewis -- Olusoji Adeyi, Ayodeji O. Odutolu, John Idoko, Phyllis Kanki -- Abimbola Adesoji -- Obi Nwakanma -- Toyin Falola, Matthew Heaton -- Kemi Okenyodo -- Omolade Adunbi -- Kyari Mohammed -- Virginia Comolli -- Laura Thaut Vinson -- Victor Adefemi Isumonah -- Asonzeh Ukah -- Ian Taylor -- Chiedo Nwankwor -- Elizabeth Donnelly, Daragh Neville -- Carl Levan, Patrick Ukata -- Oliver Coates -- Cajetan Iheka -- Rotimi Ajayi -- Wasiq Khan -- Michael J. Watts.
A comprehensive analysis of Nigeria's very rich history and ever changing politics to its readers. It provides a deep understanding of Nigeria's socio-political evolution and experience by covering broad range of political issues and historical eras. It encompasses 44 chapters organised thematically into essays covering history, political institutions, civil society, economic and social policy, identity and insecurity, and Nigeria in a globalised world.
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Nigeria--History. Nigeria--Politics and government.