A Historical and Sociological Study of the Nigerian Air Force (1962 – 1970): Politics, Ethnicism and Army Influence

Autor:	Akali Omeni
Přispěvatelé:	University of St Andrews. School of International Relations
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	MCC Nigerian Air Force West Germany T-NDAS Political Science and International Relations Nigerian Army JZ International relations Ethnic politics JZ Safety Research
Zdroj:	African Security. 15:340-359
ISSN:	1939-2214 1939-2206
Popis:	The Air Force in Nigeria is a compelling subject for sociological enquiry, with an entirely different formative process to the Army. At its inception in 1964, Army officers, not career airmen, commanded the force until 1975. However, whereas the Army cast a long shadow over NAF identity, the Air Force had other institutional pathologies. The “Quota System” of ethnicized recruitment within the military, introduced to balance out ethnic representation, was one such issue. The paper examines how this system, along with the tumultuous politics of 1960s Nigeria, ethnicism and Army influence, shaped the NAF’s formative years. Publisher PDF
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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