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Famakin, Akinyemi F. "The Nigerian military and democratic transitions." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FFamakin.pdf.

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Ette, Mercy. "Does the Nigerian press support democracy? : an analysis of press coverage of political transition programmes." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268648.

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Tsado, Jacob Shaibu. "Reporting violence or mediating peace? : the Nigerian press and the dilemma of peace building in a democracy." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2016. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695296.

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This study explores the mediation of ethno-religious conflicts by the press and investigates their potential for escalating or minimising such conflicts. Undertaken in the context of the protracted sectarian conflicts plaguing the Nigerian nation since return to democratic governance in 1999, the study focuses particular attention on the Nigerian press and seeks to locate the press within these conflicts. It addresses the wider debates around the reporting of war and conflict, particularly the contentious issues of the relationship between media and conflict and explores the implications of th

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Malaolu, Patrick O. "Media representation and democracy in Africa : why there are no skyscrapers in Nigeria : a critical analysis of UK news media's representation of Nigeria's democracy, 1997-2007." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/11208.

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This thesis investigates the representation of Nigeria in the British news media. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, it examines the interplay of culture, race, ideology and geo-political power relations in the production of news. It interrogates the influence of sources, the impact of sources-media relations and their direct consequences on the construction as news of Nigeria’s socio-economic and human development indices, which further signpost the direction of representation of the world’s most populous black nation. By considering the coverage of Nigeria in the UK news media between 1997

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Oruwariye, Alfred. "Is democracy a feasible first step toward the political modernization of third world countries? The case of Nigeria /." View online, 1990. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211998881043.pdf.

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LeVan, Arthur Carl. "Dictators, democrats, and development in Nigeria." Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2007. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3283913.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007.<br>Title from first page of PDF file (viewed December 3, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-343).

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Welson, Ekiyor. "John Rawls' political liberalism : implications for Nigeria's democracy." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3213.

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Since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the country has continuously been confronted with among other issues, the problem of a weak and unjust social structure resulting in widespread social injustice. It is at the root of most of the crises and social malaise of the Nigerian society and is made more serious by the problems associated with ethnicity and arbitrariness by the state and government. Part of the resultant effects of this weak structure include unjust public institutions and social, ethnic, religious and political crises due mainly to a lack of social cohesion, political integration a

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Dare, Emmanuel. "Political parties and democratic linkage in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=205388.

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Ezeocha, Chisomaga Ihediohanma. "Consequences of the Niger Delta Amnesty Program Implementation on Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Industry." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3158.

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The Niger Delta militancy ravaged the Nigerian upstream petroleum sector between 2004-2009, bringing it to a standstill. In response, the Nigerian state adopted an amnesty policy―a globally recognized tool for conflict resolution and peacebuilding―to protect the sector and the economy from collapse. Little is known, however, about the unintended consequences of the amnesty implementation for the Nigerian upstream petroleum sector. Thus, the purpose of this study was to fill this gap in the research literature on the Niger Delta amnesty program. Polarity management was the conceptual framework

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Brunner, Markus. "The unfinished state : Demokratie und Ethnizität in Nigeria /." Hamburg : Inst. für Afrika-Kunde, 2002. http://www.gbv.de/dms/sub-hamburg/363856218.pdf.

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Ijoma, J. Okoro. "Nigeria's Path To Western Democracy 1900-1960: A Historical Perspective." Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, 1993. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/bet,1758.

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Oladepo, Oluwatomi Temilola. "The digital public sphere : developing a culture of democracy in contemporary Nigeria." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2015. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/73097/.

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The rise of digital media in Nigerian public life is evident in a variety of contexts – from how mainstream journalists gather news and information, to how young people express their dissatisfaction with the government on matters of concern, such as the case of the 276 kidnapped Chibok Girls (April 2014). This thesis is an investigation into the growing use of digital media in Nigeria, and identifies significant developments in Nigerian democracy through a growing ‘digital public sphere’. New communication skills of dialogue and deliberation are being cultivated through an improvised and often

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Emelifeonwu, David C. "Anatomy of a failed democratic transition : the case of Nigeria, 1985-1993." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=36587.

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This study is about the vicissitudes of democratisation in the context of neo-patrimonialism. It examines the aborted transition to democracy in Nigeria (1985--1993) by critically adopting the arguments proffered in the 'new institutionalism' literature. The key insight of the 'new institutionalism' approaches is that they neither privilege structures nor human agency. Instead they seek to explicate how pre-existing institutions and rules shape the choices of political actors. To this end, the 'new institutionalism' approaches lend themselves to a more comprehensive understanding of the proces

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Sobanjo, Babatunde Adesegun. "Strengthening Participatory Democracy through Participatory Budgeting." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2763.

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Although participatory budgeting (PB) was introduced in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005, it has yet to be widely adopted. While PB has great potential to enhance citizen participation in the democratic process, little academic research has focused on the utility of PB as a mechanism for citizen empowerment in the region. The purpose of this case study was to gain further understanding of the role of civil society in educating and empowering the citizens of Ijede LCDA in Lagos State, Nigeria to participate effectively in budgetary decision-making processes. The data were gathered from 15 semi-struct

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Eko-Akingbesote, Oluwapelumi Zainab. "Covid-19 And Democratic Backsliding: : Citizens’ Perception of Democracy and Human Rights in Nigeria." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104637.

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Hoffmann, Leena Koni. "Big men and the big pot at the centre : patronage politics and democracy in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3418/.

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This thesis explores the historical background of patronage politics in Nigeria by examining its evolution during key periods of the country's political development. It investigates how contemporary relations and structures of power are constructed and maintained by exploring a range of political practices, social identities and economic conditions that evidence a continuity and interconnectedness with Nigeria's precolonial and colonial past. By examining five biographies of contemporary political patrons, this thesis shows how politicians and political entrepreneurs legitimate their actions a

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Akintayo, Akinola Ebunolu. "Socio-economic rights, political action, judicial conceptions of democracy and transformation : South Africa and Nigeria." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46116.

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There is robust literature linking poverty to lack of political power and voice of the poor. It has also been shown that this lack of power and voice operate in turn to intensify the poverty of those concerned. I argue that the failure to engage with this lack of power appear to be the bane of efforts to engage with poverty the world over. Thus, several initiatives ranging from the welfare systems, to grants and aids, and even the rights-based approach to poverty reduction in which socio-economic rights forms a significant part appear not to have made meaningful or substantial difference to wo

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Oseni, Babatunde Adetayo. "One-party dominant systems and constitutional democracy in Africa : a comparative study of Nigeria and South Africa." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/14212.

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Democratization is a fragile process, easily reversed when and where its advance is most recent. African countries present particular challenges to democratization, given generally low levels of economic and social development, often combined with ethnic and cultural fractionalization. Debates about democratization have not been sufficiently developed with the African context in mind. In particular, assessment of the effects of presidential systems on democratization has not been sensitively applied to African cases where most regimes are Presidential. Moreover, a particular feature of African

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Forjwuor, Bernard A. "Between democractic promises and socio-political realities the challenges of political representation in Ghana and Nigeria /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1244222282.

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Olufowote, Joel O. "The impact of alternation a comparative analysis of satisfaction with and support for democracy : evidence from Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594488181&sid=7&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Chinedu, Ojoh Akudo. "Democratic Renaissance and Participatory National Development in Fragile States: A Case Study." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Jaume I, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/420874.

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This dissertation purports to re-enlighten scholars and development practitioners about the relevance of democratic practices to the development of a nation. Using Nigeria as a case study, it examined the decadence of democracy in the country and offers a participatory national development approach in place of the existing system of governance in the country. The dissertation is organized i to eight chapters. Whereas chapter one provided the general introduction of the study, chapter two discussed the relevance of peacebuilding and development in fragile states. Chapter three examined the link

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Padilla, Sofia Lisette. "Impacts of Neopatrimonialism on Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis Between Nigeria and Ghana’s Fourth Republics." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1248.

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This thesis is the result of a comparative study utilizing qualitative evidence regarding the democratization process and history in Ghana and Nigeria. As a whole, this thesis seeks to exemplify some of the potential outcomes of democratization since independence in sub-Saharan African states. I analyze the strength and condition of democracy and the democratization process through the electoral histories of Ghana and Nigeria. In my argument, neopatrimonialism encapsulates corruption via patronage, clientelism, and godfatherism. These three theories are the primary areas of concern within this

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Forjwuor, Bernard A. "Between Democratic Promises and Socio-Political Realities: The Challenges of Political Representation in Ghana and Nigeria." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244222282.

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Okoro, Cyprian Friday [Verfasser], and Dirk [Akademischer Betreuer] Berg-Schlosser. "Democracy and Good Governance in a multi-ethnic society: Nigeria as a Case Study : A grassroot study of Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani in Nigeria 1999-2011 / Cyprian Friday Okoro. Betreuer: Dirk Berg-Schlosser." Marburg : Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1051935393/34.

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Wiman, Jacob. "Observing the Observers : A critical approach of problem representations in Policy of the EU EOM Final Reports." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-429515.

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Lindström, Josephine. "FN:s barnkonvention : Demokratins positiva inverkan på staters implementering av barnkonventionen. Fallet Nigeria." Thesis, University of Kalmar, School of Human Sciences, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-2256.

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<p>Even though many states have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and sworn to protect human rights, viloations occur every day both in developed and developing countries. United Nations gave Sweden critique for not implementing the Convention conrerning article 11, which raises the question how respected the Convention is amongst other states? Does democracy contribute to a higher level of implementation?</p>

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Cronholm, Agnes. "Spilling The Tea On Electoral Violence Prevention : Can technical election assistance prevent electoral violence?" Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-444402.

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The international community has long sent democracy aid, and technical election assistance (TEA) has become increasingly popular in the last three decades. Despite these investments, little is known about the effects of TEA. This master thesis focuses on how TEA affects violence during elections and asks if and how does technical election assistance prevent electoral violence in some contexts and not in others? I argue the TEA that is provided to both state and non-state actors in combination can reduce electoral violence. I argue that this can make elections credible and that credible electio

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Ifukor, Presley Anioba. "Linguistic and Socio-cultural Dynamics in Computer-Mediated Communication: Identity, Intertextuality and Politics in Nigerian Internet and SMS Discourse." Doctoral thesis, 2012. https://repositorium.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-2012121710566.

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New media and mobile technologies have opened up numerous 'unregulated spaces' (Sebba, 2009b) and public spheres for self expression, interpersonal interactions as well as the transnational transcultural flow and fusion of ideologies (Pennycook, 2007). The discursive and interactive possibilities of mobile and Web 2.0 technologies make computer-mediated communication (CMC) platforms techno-linguistic environments for virtual deliberation and discussions. Online multilingualism and contact phenomena easily flourish in such contexts. Many Nigerians at home and abroad are embracing the CMC tech

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Bah, Abu Bakarr. "Breakdowns and reconstitutions : democracy, the nation-state and ethnicity in Nigeria /." 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--New School for Social Research, 2003.<br>Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 312-321). Also available in electronic format on the World Wide Web. Access restricted to users affiliated with the licensed institutions.

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Peterson, Kristin. "HIV/AIDS and democracy in Nigeria: Policies, rights, and therapeutic economies." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/18682.

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This dissertation is an analysis of the political economy of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. This dissertation traces Nigerian democratic imaginaries and shows their intertwined connections to national and international AIDS policies, constructions of rights, and the production of therapeutic economies for which features of local, national and international forces merge to produce the materiality of AIDS. In particular, the dissertation analyzes (a) the relationship between Nigerian AIDS NGOs and the development industry and how definitions and discourses of AIDS translate into problematic policies; (b)

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Dobson, Laura Mullen. "Cultivating participatory democracy at the grassroots: A case study in Middle Belt Nigeria." 2005. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3163662.

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For democracy to take hold in Nigeria, Nigerian citizens must gain the confidence and ability to effectively articulate their needs in the political arena. They must develop the skills necessary to participate in policymaking that impacts their lives and they must learn to expect and to effectively demand from their elected leaders accountable and transparent behaviors. Many scholars agree that non-governmental organizations are among the actors best placed to foster these abilities at the grassroots level. I explored the extent to which four Christian development NGOs implementing holistic, p

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Shai, Kgothatso. "The United States of America's foreign policy towards Africa: the case studies of Kenya and Nigeria, 1990-2008." Diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1013.

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Okoro, Cyprian Friday. "Political Parties and Election Violence in Distressed Societies: A Case Study on How Campaign Strategy of Political Parties Devalued Democracy in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana." Doctoral thesis, 2018. https://repositorium.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-2018022816661.

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The dissertation revealed that pre-colonial animosities and political divisions remained very strong in the political calculation of various ethnic groups in Nigeria and Kenya. This is proven by analyzing the ethnic mobilization campaign strategy adopted by political actors, especially in Nigeria and Kenya. However, it could be shown how debate on national policy issues directed the 2012 presidential election campaign in Ghana, while in Nigeria and Kenya ethnic identity legitimacy rights dominated public discourse and directed voter mobilization in the 2011 and 2007 presidential elections. The

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Akor, Eusebius Ugochukwu. "In quest for an ethical and ideal post-colonial African democratic state : the cases of Nigeria and South Africa." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25445.

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Text in English, abstract in English, Afrikaans and Northern Sotho<br>This study examines why post-colonial African states are not able to institutionalise the ideal ethical and democratic societies, given their access to international best practices and the abundance of human and natural resources; why the future of democracy in Africa remains uncertain despite the current efforts at democratisation; if western democracy can be implemented in Africa; why the West is able to produce better systems of governance; why leaders and managers find it daunting to create the kind of society that is i

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