Democracy and Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Governance, Political Economy, and Party Politics 1999-2023

doi:10.1017/9781800109933

Examines Nigeria's challenges with consolidating democracy and the crisis of governance arising from structural errors of the state and the fundamental contradictions of society in Nigeria's Fourth Republic.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
pp ix-xi
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Notes on Contributors
pp xii-xvi
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Acknowledgements
pp xvii-xvii
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Chronology of the Fourth Republic
pp xviii-xxxiii
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List of Abbreviations
pp xxxiv-xxxviii
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Foreword: Democratization and Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Successes and Challenges
pp xxxix-liii
- By Kayode Fayemi
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Nigeria's Fourth Republic: An Introduction
pp 1-32
- By Wale Adebanwi
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PART I - Democracy and the Nigerian State
pp 33-34
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1 - Reconstructions, Resilience and Relevance: Political Elites and Ethnic Mobilization, 1999–2019
pp 35-55
- By Eghosa E. Osaghae
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2 - Federalism, Constitutional Reform, and the Elusive Quest for ‘Political Restructuring’ in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
pp 56-84
- By Rotimi Suberu
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3 - Democracy in Nigeria: Crises and Consequences of Military Dictatorship
pp 85-104
- By Browne Onuoha
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PART II - Party Politics, the Presidency, and the International Community
pp 105-106
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4 - Democratic Regression, Political Parties, and the Negation of the Popularity Principle
pp 107-128
- By Jibrin Ibrahim
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5 - A Republic of Dashed Hopes? Party Politics and the Travails of Democracy in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
pp 129-148
- By Adigun Agbaje
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6 - Governing Party Constituency Building in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
pp 149-167
- By Sa’eed Husaini
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7 - Presidential Leadership Styles in the Fourth Republic
pp 168-191
- By Aliyu Modibbo-Umar, V. Adefemi Isumonah
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8 - Double Standards or Different Lenses? Comparing US Approaches to the Buhari and Abacha Governments
pp 192-212
- By Matthew T. Page
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PART III - The Political Economy: Oil and Economic Reforms
pp 213-214
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9 - We Live in the Future: Is Nigeria No Longer an Oil State?
pp 215-241
- By Sarah Burns, Olly Owen
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10 - Economic Reforms and Human Development in Post-Military Nigeria: A Critical Assessment
pp 242-270
- By Eyene Okpanachi
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PART IV - Electoral Governance, Civil-Political Society, and Conflict
pp 271-272
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11 - The Promise and Problems of Electoral Reforms
pp 273-293
- By Nkwachukwu Orji
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12 - From a Human Rights Movement to Civil Society: Changing Contours of Civic Groups
pp 294-312
- By Idayat Hassan
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13 - Communal Conflicts, State Responses, and Local Peace Infrastructure
pp 313-326
- By Gbemisola Animasawun
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Afterword: Nigeria's Long Search for a Viable Political Order
pp 327-340
- By Larry Diamond
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Bibliography
pp 341-396
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Index
pp 397-411
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