Democratic Governance and Political Participation in Nigeria 1999 - 2014 edited by Femi Omotoso (Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria), Michael Kehinde (Lead, Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Toronto).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kehinde, Michael, editor.

Omotoso, 'Femi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Political participation.

Political participation--Nigeria--21st century.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--Politics and government--1993-.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 540 pages)

Place of Publication:

Denver, CO : Spears Media Press, 2016.

Summary:

The year 1999 was a watershed in the history of Nigeria as it witnessed the peaceful transfer of power from the military to the political class. Given Nigerias tumultuous history of successive military interventions, this development was the first genuine transition that saw the military elite transferring political power to civilians without itching to stage a comeback. This edited volume, composed of 22 chapters discusses the form, trajectory and substance of democratic governance in post-military Nigeria between 1999 and 2014. It is a compilation of well researched essays and narratives on Nigerian government and politics. The book is a multi-disciplinary assessment of Nigerias democratic strides, including contributions from scholars in a broad range of disciplines such as history, sociology and anthropology, political science, economics, international relations, among others. The book examines the factors responsible for the resilience of the current democratic governance structures, in spite of centripetal and centrifugal forces frustrating democratic consolidation in the country. It equally interrogates these factors and makes appropriate recommendations for overcoming them. Key themes covered in the book in the Boko Haram insurgency, governance and corruption, militancy, sharia law, Islamic banking amongst others. It sheds light on contending issues affecting, afflicting and retarding the countrys progress. Issues like ethnicity, electoral corruption, human rights abuses, privatization of national assets, kidnapping and armed robbery, overbearing leadership personality and many more are critically discussed. Local government autonomy and the challenges of grassroots development and civil service administration are also thoroughly analysed. Democratic Governance and Political Participation in Nigeria 1999-2014 is a detailed, exhaustive, deep, stimulating and captivating narrative of the Nigerian situation. It is enthusiastically recommended for those who wish to know more about contemporary Nigerian history. As a collection of contemporary issues on the Nigerian government and politics, the book is recommended for courses in politics and governance in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. It is an invaluable companion for both graduate and undergraduate students as well as scholars of African politics.

Contents:

1. Democratic governance and political participation : introduction to the issues / Femi Omotoso

Part one. Conceptual Issues

2. Democratic governance, public policy process and political participation In Nigeria's Fourth Republic / A. Agagu

3. Leadership personality and democratic governance in Nigeria : a case study of Olusegun Obasanjo / Steve Itugbu

4. The media, public opinion and democratic governance in Nigeria / S. T. Akindele

5. Grassroots' governance and crisis of autonomy 1999-2014 / Isaac Oladeji

Part two. Party politics and political competition

6. Political parties and political competition in Nigeria / Ikeji Arakeji

7. The 2003 general elections / Bamgbose J. Adele

8. The Nigeria 2007 general elections / Bamgbose J. Adele

9. Election and the challenges of democratic consolidation in Nigeria : an appraisal of 2011 general elections / Alfa Patrick Innocent

Part three. Issues of governance

10. Goals and failures of anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria / Declan Amaraegbu

11. Politics of privatisation of national assets / T.O. Asaolu

12. Labour relations and collective bargaining in Nigeria 1999-2013 / O. S. Elegbeleye

13. Religion in democratic Nigeria : a Janus-faced phenomenon / Segun Oshewolo

14. The politics of Islamic banking in Nigeria / Michael Kehinde

15. Democracy and terrorism : the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria / Agaptus Nwozor

16. Democracy and ethnic militancy in Nigeria / Ola Abegunde

17. security of life and property : armed robbery and kidnapping in Nigeria / Isaac Olayide Oladeji

18. The state of human rights in the Nigerian Fourth Republic / Lere Amusan

Part four. Institutional framework

19. The Nigerian senate 1999-2013 / Oluwakemi Shade Babatunde

20. An assessment of the civil service and democratic governance in Nigeria's Fourth Republic, 1999-2014 / Felix Olanrewaju Awosika

21. Women and the politics of representation in Nigeria's democratic governance : an analysis of the legislative elections from 1999 to 2011 / O. Oluwatoyin

Part five. Foreign policy

22. Nigeria's foreign relations : an assessment of the Bakassi Peninsula crisis and resolution / Ajinde Oluwashakin.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781942876397

1942876394

OCLC:

952790267