Nigeria since independence
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Nigeria since independence
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Untertitel |
forever fragile?
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Verfasserangabe |
Jonathan N. C. Hill
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1. publ.
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Basingstoke
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XIII, 173 p.
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978-0-230-29852-1
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Summary:
Since the summer of 2009, Boko Haram has waged a ceaseless campaign against its growing list of enemies. It has mounted dozens of attacks right across northern and central Nigeria to devastating effect, killing and injuring many hundreds of people and hastening Nigeria's failure as a state. Yet, despite its failure, Nigeria has avoided breaking up. What forces are keeping Nigeria together? And for how much longer will they be able to do so? Table of Contents: Terms of Use Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Fear of Failure: Negative Sovereignty and the Birth of State Failurep. 8 The causes and consequences of state failurep. 10 Identifying failed statesp. 10 Failure to promote human flourishingp. 16 The spread and spread of the concept of state failurep. 17 Conclusionsp. 19 2 The Enemy Within: Insurgency and the Failure of the Nigerian Statep. 22 The ways and extent of Nigeria's failurep. 25 Boko Haramp. 26 The MENDp. 29 Failure to controlp. 32 Failure to promote human flourishingp. 34 Failure to provide securityp. 34 Failure to provide healthcare and educationp. 38 The dangers of disintegrationp. 39 Conclusionsp. 41 3The Emperor's New Clothes? Federalism, the Decline of Old Loyalties and the Rise of New Jealousiesp. 44 The post-independence background to federalismp. 46 The function of federalismp. 53 'Not a nation': federalism and the preservation of differencep. 54 A spur to ethnic tensionsp. 55 Damage to national unityp. 56 Damage to political rightsp. 58 Corruptionp. 59 Out of many came forth one: federalism and the quest for unityp. 62 Conclusionsp. 66 4Fuel to the Flames: Oil and Political Violence in Contemporary Nigeriap. 70 A brief history of the Nigerian oil industryp. 73 Oil and its lubrication of Nigeria's failurep. 80 Damage to the economyp. 80 Damage to the environmentp. 82 Damage to democracyp. 85 Corruptionp. 87 Failure to promote human flourishing and the spread of armed violencep. 88 Secessionismp. 89 On troubled waters: oil and its contribution to Nigeria's unityp. 91 Conclusionsp. 92 5Of the People but for the People? Nigeria and Its Armed Forcesp. 95 The legacy and reputation of Nigeria's armed forcesp. 99 The armed forces' contribution to Nigeria's failurep. 104 A failure to defendp. 105 The abuse of human rightsp. 108 The armed forces' efforts to prevent Nigeria's failure and disintegrationp. 109 Maintaining and preserving securityp. 110 Strengthening public participation and trust in the political processp. 112 Promoting social integration and harmonyp. 115 Conclusionsp. 118 Conclusionsp. 122 Notesp. 128 Select Bibliography p. 151 Indexp. 169 |
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