Michael Nwankpa

Nigeria's Fourth Republic, 1999-2021

A Militarised Democracy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reflects on Nigeriaâ s fourth republic, the countryâ s longest democratic period since it gained independence from Great Britain. Its fresh insights into the fourth republicâ s path to militarization will be of interest to researchers of African politics, security and development.

Produktdetails

• African Governance
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781032228938
• ISBN-10: 1032228938
• Artikelnr.: 64650084

Autorenporträt

Michael Nwankpa is the Founding Director and Director of Research at the Centre for African Conflict and Development, London, United Kingdom, an independent research centre and charity dedicated to supporting focused, evidence-based, original and high-quality independent and collaborative research on African conflicts and development issues. He is also an associate fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London, United Kingdom. He currently teaches postgraduate students on the online Liverpool John Moores University's master's degree programme in International Relations, Liverpool, United Kingdom and supervises PhD students at Unicaf University, Zambia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. General Introduction: Nigeria's Militarized Democracy 2. The Colonial
Legacy Argument 3. The Military Rule Legacy Argument 4. Beyond the Colonial
and Military Rule Narratives 5. Non-State Armed Groups, Resistance
Movements and the Militarised State 6. Patriarchy and Nigeria's Gendered
Security 7. Militarisation and Nigeria's Foreign Policy 8. Conclusion:
Building a Stable and Demilitarised Democracy: Threats and Opportunities