Format:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 190 p)
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
031335586X
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9780313355868
Series Statement:
PSI reports
Content:
Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement is the first book to recount and analyze Nigeria's controversial general elections of April 2007. Because Nigeria's immense and diverse population of 140 million people and its wealth of natural resources make it a microcosm of Africa, Nigerian politics are an ideal case study and bellwether by which to view and understand African politics and the ongoing democratic experiments on the continent. Ten leading scholars of Nigerian and African politics, variously based in Nigeria, the US, and Europe, contribute ori
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 An Overview of Nigeria's Political History; 3 Nigeria's Disputed Elections and the Resulting Leadership Legitimacy Crisis; 4 Democracy on Sale: The 2007 Nigerian Elections and the Future of the Democratic Movement in Africa; 5 Dialectics of Patronage Politics and Representative Democracy: The Case of Anambra State of Nigeria; 6 Is Electronic Voting an Answer to Nigeria's Electoral Problems?; 7 The Role of Geographical Zoning in Nigeria's Democracy
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8 Nigeria's 2007 Elections and the Future of Democracy in Africa: An Optimistic View9 Nigeria's 2007 Elections: A Great Danger for the Future of Democracy in Africa; 10 Nigeria's 2007 Elections in Comparative Perspective: Democratic Capitalism and the Crisis of Democracy in Africa; 11 Democracy and Development in Africa: Important Lessons from African American History; Index; About the Editor and Contributors
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780313355868
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and Its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement
Language:
English
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