Globalization and Africa's Transition to Constitutional Rule: Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9783319858098 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 262 str.

Mohammed Nurudeen Akinwunmi-Othman

Spis treści

                                                             Chapter One

                                                              Introduction

1.1 A Brief History of Nigeria                                                                     

1.2 Focus                                                                                                     

1.3 Issues to Consider            

1.4 Theoretical Framework

1.5 Hypotheses

                                                              Chapter Two

                                         A Theoretical Overview of Democracy 

2.1 Democracy: Its Uses, Understanding and Meanings                    

2.2 Transnational Law and Human Rights: A Theoretical Overview         

2.3 Democracy:  Definitions and Limitations

2.4 The Underlying Principles of a Democratic System             

                                                            Chapter Three

                                     A Theoretical Overview of Globalization

3.1 A Comparative Analysis of African Perspective

3.2 A Theoretical Review of the Term ‘Globalization’

3.3 Common Misconceptions in the use of the Term ‘Globalization’

                                                           Chapter Four

     Political Activism in Nigeria: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges

4.1 Civil Society Organizations, Ethnicity and Democracy                      

4.2 The Formation and Trends of Political Parties: A Theoretical Analysis  

4.3 Factors Militating against Democracy in Nigeria                                    

                                                          Chapter Five

                                           

                                      Federalism and National Integration

5.1 National Integration and Cohesion: A Comparative Overview

5.2 Ethnicity and National Integration

5.3 Federalism and National Integration: A Theoretical Perspective

                                                          Chapter Six

Human Right Laws, Civil Society Organisations, and Transnational Law

6.1 A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights Trends in Nigeria

6.2 Developments in Human and Political Rights in Nigeria

6.3 Transnational Law, Human Rights Laws, and the Nigerian Courts

6.4 African Commission and the Nigerian State                                       

6.5 Human Rights Instruments and Ratification

                                                        Chapter Seven

         The Impacts of Globalization in the Nigerian System

7.1 The Impact of Religious Influences on Democratic Stability in Nigeria

7.2 Economic Globalization: A Theoretical Overview

7.3 Economic Globalization on Economic Development in Nigeria

7.4 The Impact of Transformation from Isolation on Democratic Stability

7.5 A Critique of the Nigerian Press and the Stability of Democracy

                                                          Chapter Eight

                             Judicial Activism and Democratic Governance in Nigeria

8.1 Judicial Activism: Understanding and Usage                              

8.2 Judicial Activism in Nigerian Democracy             

                                                            Chapter Nine

                           

                               Resistance and Reformations in the Nigerian System

9.1 The Necessities for Political Reforms

9.2 Protracted Ethnic and Religious Crises

9.3 Weakened Democratic Institutions and Corruption

                                                               Chapter Ten

                                                         

                                                            Recommendations                                                                                

O autorze

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. 

Blurb

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.