Combatting Corruption at the Grassroots Level in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9783319448558 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 130 str.

Funso E. Oluyitan

Opis

This book examines public oath taking as an anti-corruption strategy that has been implemented with successful results in Nigeria and that has applications for other countries struggling with similar problems. The author of the book is the founder of Association of Nigerians against Corruption (ANAC), the NGO that first piloted the oath taking program in which people swear publically not to either take or receive bribes. Drawing on the experiences of the program and interviews with a number of ANAC participants, the author sheds light on some of the dynamics that underlie corruption, the potential of oath taking, and the importance of grassroots efforts and individual moral agency as forces of change."

Spis treści

Chapter I: Introduction

The Universal Occurrence of Corruption

About the Study

Positionality: How the Oath Has Changed My Life

The Genesis of Corruption in Nigeria: Colonialism to Independence

Nationalism and Independence

Nigeria’s First Republic Through to the Present

Development and Emergence of Modern Days Corruption

Government and Non-Governmental Initiatives Against Corruption

Chapter II: Theoretical Overview of Corruption

Development, Modernization, and Corruption

Manifestations of Corruption: Different Sectors, Different Agents

How to Counter and Prevent Corruption (Government and Civil Society)

Motivation: What It Means and Why Do People Get Involved in Civil Action? Maslow’s Theory of Motivation

Ethics and Moral Principles as Motivating Factors

Development of Ethics/Moral Standards

Oath and Religion

Africa: Religion and Oath Taking

Chapter III: My Interview with the Oath Takers

The Story of My Life in This Study

Why Narrative Inquiry?

About the ANAC Seminars

Data Gathering and Analysis

The Selection and Interviewing of Participants for the Study

Data Analysis

Coding Process

Chapter IV: Research Findings: Motives and Impacts in Oath Taking

Motivating Factors

Corruption Awareness

To Be Part of a Vanguard

Upbringing

Religion

Influence of the ANAC Seminar

Impacts of Taking the ANAC Oath

Consistent Impact

Inconsistent Impact

Impact in Relation to Peers

Specific Episodes

Direct Episodes

Indirect Episodes

Quantitative Summary of Motivating Factors for Oath Taking and Keeping

O autorze

Dr Funso E. Oluyitan is retired Professor of Communications. A graduate of Bowie State University, USA, he earned a Master’s degree in Public Affairs/Journalism and a Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Technology (Radio and Television Production) from Indiana University, USA. In 2015, Oluyitan additionally earned a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, USA. Dr Oluyitan is also author of Africa Yesterday and Today (2007).

Blurb

This book examines public oath taking as an anti-corruption strategy that has been implemented with successful results in Nigeria and that has applications for other countries struggling with similar problems. The author of the book is the founder of Association of Nigerians against Corruption (ANAC), the NGO that piloted the oath taking program—in which people swear publically not to either take or receive bribes. Drawing on the experiences of the program and interviews with a number of ANAC participants, the author sheds light on some of the dynamics that underlie corruption, the potential of oath taking, and the importance of grassroots efforts and individual moral agency as forces of change.

Dr Funso E. Oluyitan is retired Professor of Communications. A graduate of Bowie State University, USA, he earned a Master’s degree in Public Affairs/Journalism and a Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Technology (Radio and Television Production) from Indiana University, USA. In 2015, Oluyitan additionally earned a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, USA. Dr Oluyitan is also author of Africa Yesterday and Today (2007).