Federalism in Africa, Volumen 2Aaron Tsado Gana, Samuel G. Egwu Africa World Press, 2003 - 350 páginas This book is the first attempt at a scholarly historicisation of the African crisis of development. It interrogates the problem of national integration within the context of ethno-religious and cultural pluralism. Drawing on the experiences of other organic "federal societies" across the globe, it explores similarities and differences in the tortuous trajectory of nation-building and presents exciting prospects for the resolution of the National Question. Here top scholars offer refreshing insight into the prospects for transforming Africa into the super-power of the third millennium. The breadth and depth of coverage and analytical rigor unite the essays, culminating in one the most comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the subject in recent years. Compelling and indispensable, this work will be of interest to all scholars, teachers, and journalists in search of authentic and empirical materials on Africa and to a wide range of policymakers engaged in foreign policy toward Africa. Contributors to the volume include Aaron T. Gana, Mahmood Mamdani, Samuel G. Egwu, Alexander Gboyega, Onje Gye-Wado, R. A. Akindele, Bishnu Mohapatra, J. Kayode Fayemi, Etannibi E. O. Alemika, Abubakar Momoh, Julius Ihonvbere, Pita Agbese, Pat Williams, and Charmaine Pereira "In spite of the centralizing and unitarist tendencies of military rule, Nigeria is a country in which commitment to federalism within both the political class and civil society has remained very high. This book is an important collection of scholarly papers on the theory and practice of federalism in Nigeria, with comparative case studies on India, Yugoslavia, Ethiopia and other African countries, including the debate over thefederal option in South Africa and Sudan. It is an outstanding contribution to the study of federalism as a conflict-preventing mode of governance and a system of power sharing among regional and nationality groups." - Professor Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja Past President, African Association of PoliticalScience(AAPS) and African Studies Association of the United States of America) |
Índice
An Essay on Citizenship | 3 |
Ethnicity and Citizenship Rights in Nigeria | 37 |
The Nigerian Local | 55 |
The Nigerian Experience | 81 |
A Case Study of Nigeria | 91 |
Entrenched Military Interests and | 123 |
Federalism and the Police in Nigeria | 139 |
Civil Society and the Politics of Federalism in Nigeria | 163 |
Towards | 187 |
The Media and Nigerian Federalism | 213 |
Federalism and the Minority Question in Nigeria | 237 |
Federalism and the Future of Africa | 315 |
Notes on Contributors | 339 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Federalism in Africa: The imperative of democratic development, Volumen 2 Aaron Tsado Gana,Samuel G. Egwu Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
Términos y frases comunes
1979 Constitution Abacha Abuja administration affairs allocation autonomy Babangida Bahunde Bahutu Banyamulenge Banyarwanda Batutsi Bukavu central chapter citizens citizenship civil society claim colonial communities conflict Congo Congolese context Council courts crisis cultural democracy diversity domination economic elections elite established ethnic groups ethnic minorities federal character federal government federal system FEDERALISM IN AFRICA federalism in Nigeria foreign policy gender Hausa Hutu Ibadan Ibrahim Babangida identity Igbo Ihonvbere Ijaw IMPERATIVE OF DEMOCRATIC independence Indian indigenous institutions interests internal issues judiciary Kaduna Kinyarwanda-speaking Kisangani Lagos legislative majority Masisi ment military rule National Conference native authority Niger Delta Nigeria Police Force Nigerian federation Nigerian media North Kivu northern Obasanjo officers Ogoni Olusegun Obasanjo organization pluralism population President problem reform refugees regime regional relations Republic restructuring revenue role Rwanda Sani Abacha social South Kivu structure territorial tion transition Tutsi units Urhobo Woman Question Yoruba
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Crafting the New Nigeria: Confronting the Challenges Robert I. Rotberg Vista previa restringida - 2004 |