Globalization and Africa¿s Transition to Constitutional Rule

Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-56034-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4653 g

This book contributes to the discourse on post-colonial and globalization theories, focusing on Nigeria's transition to a federal system of government. The project analyzes 10 years of civil rule in Nigeria, between 1999 and 2009, and its constitutional arrangements while also engaging in comparative studies of other socio-political developments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The collective influences of the judiciary on the polity was improved and strengthened through globalization. In addition, organized pressure groups, non-governmental organizations, as well as the Civil Society Organization, have played significant roles as vehicles of socio-political change and transformation. They continue to act as buffers for the sustenance of democratic rule, well beyond the period in question.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akinwunmi-Othman, Mohammed Nurudeen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: A Theoretical Overview of Democracy.- Chapter 3: A Theoretical Overview of Globalization.- Chapter 4: Political Activism in Nigeria: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges.- Chapter 5: Federalism and National Integration.- Chapter 6: Human Right Laws, Civil Society Organisations, and Transnational Law.- Chapter 7: The Impacts of Globalization in the Nigerian System.- Chapter 8: Judicial Activism and Democratic Governance in Nigeria.- Chapter 9: Resistance and Reformations in the Nigerian System.- Chapter 10: Recommendations.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr  Mohammed Akinwunmi-Othman is a prolific author, researcher and writer, and an enthusiastic student-focussed and student-centric lecturer, holding a doctorate in Law as well as Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. He has been in the academia for 28 years, with a career spanning across Africa, the Middle East and Europe, educating students and professionals from diverse socio-cultural and multilingual backgrounds. Prior to joining the University of the West of England, he worked at the University of South Wales lecturing on both the PCDA and DHEP programmes, building future leaders with passion for success and change in the highly competitive global market.