Ethnicity and Political Transition Programmes in Nigeria, 1960-1999

Autor:	Oni Ebenezer Oluwole, Chris Ojukwu
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Politics media_common.quotation_subject Transition (fiction) Phenomenon Development economics Ethnic group Sociology Colonialism Independence Democracy media_common Plural
Zdroj:	Journal of African elections. 15:159-176
ISSN:	2415-5837 1609-4700
Popis:	In Africa, ethnicity has become a versatile tool often used by elites and ethnic organisations to actualise their set goals. The phenomenon of ethnicity is also central to the analysis of Nigerian politics, given its plural nature. Since the commencement of the transition from colonialism to independence and from the guided transitions from military to democratic rule in 1999, ethnic identity and mobilisation have been prominent features of the political arrangement, with serious attendant consequences for political stability. The paper therefore examines some of the impacts of ethnicity on political transition in Nigeria particularly from 1960 to 1999. The methodology is both descriptive and analytical with data drawn extensively from documented sources and subjected to critical analysis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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