Key Features:
- No of Pages: 65
- No of Chapters: 5
Introduction:
Abstract
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Table of Content
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
Introduction of the study
1.2
Historical background-
1.3
Statement of problem-
1.4
Purpose of the study
1.5
Scope of study
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1.6
Research methodology
1.7
Significance of the study
1.8
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Conceptualizing Democracy
2.2 Types of Democracy
2.3 Characteristics of a Democratic State
2.4 Conditions of a successful Democracy
2.5 Conceptualizing Politics
2.6 Conceptualizing Conflicts
2.7 The relationship between Democracy, Politics and Conflicts
CHAPTER THREE
Theoretical Framework
3.1 Democracy, Politics and Conflicts in Nigeria 1960-1993
3.2 The Phenomenon of godfathereism or Patron-Client in Nigeria Politics
3.3 Patron-Client Democratic dimension in Kwara State Politics
3.4 Effect of Patron –Client on Kwara State Politics
3.5 The effects of Godfatherism in Nigeria
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Ethnicity and its implications for Democracy
4.2 Conceptualizing Ethnicity and Democracy
4.3 Ethnicity and its implications in the Fourth Republic
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Democracy, Politics and Conflicts in the Fourth Republic:
An analytical comment
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
Bibliography
Introduction
The nation has since independence in October 1, 1960 been swimming in constant political and economic crises created by her chosen path. There is no barometers for measuring the extent of political and economic depressions which has transited from the first to the Fourth Republic.
Although, emphasis is laid on the Fourth Republic, the analysis applies to other Republics. The work is concerned about the Democratic Politics and the root of the Conflicts. Many theories have evolved overtime, yet no one seems to adequately delineate the complex struggle.
The three subjects of the topic - Democracy, Politics and conflits are best treated in the context of Nigeria not as three separate and definite subjects but as subjects interwoven into the body Politics of the nation. Without one of the three concepts being positively definitive, the others would fall down to a pack of cards.
Democracy and Politics in Nigeria has experience various form of conflicts some of which are of gigantic proportion and monumental scale. Conflicts is due to an assertion of dividualisrn. Whether the conflict is based on the above sector or has origins in class, status, sex, ethnicity, religion and nationalism etc we are dealing with the same fundamental issues.
Nevertheless, the desire for democracy by Nigeria has become unabatedly strong since the colonial days. Nigerians have made nothing less than three attempts to democratize their country in which elites always take the front seats yet all failed woefully. Such attempts have turned out to be autocracy instead of democracy.
The more we move nearer to the so called democracy, the less its reality become. The issues that seems begging for explanation are:
What have been the role of godfatherism In the democratic process? What have been the effects of their roles on the political system as well as the social system of the country and in whose interest are they acting?
It is for the above that this project seeks to analyze and explain so as to expose the roles of the elites and some of the major conflicts in the democratization process in Nigeria.
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