CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Orji, Nkwachukwu Julius |
|---|---|
| Title | Power-sharing: The Element of Continuity in Nigerian Politics |
| Summary | This dissertation analyzes elements of continuity in Nigerian politics, focusing on the issues and forces underlying the conception, interpretation, procedures and practices of power-sharing. It challenges the “discontinuity perspective” adopted by most of the literature on Nigerian politics, which emphasizes conflicts and instability without adequately considering the stable, continuous and conflict management aspects of Nigerian politics. Intuitively, it seems justified to characterize Nigerian politics as discontinuous considering the seemly high incidence of institutional changes; however this is only a partial point of view. This study therefore argues that there is a deeper structure of political continuity that exists alongside institutional changes in Nigeria, which requires investigation, interpretation and explication. It suggests that this element of continuity can be found in the practice of power-sharing. The study presents explanations for the adoption, implementation and continuity of power-sharing in Nigeria. The research undertaken was based on process tracing method, involving a re-description of history based on review of published and unpublished literature, government documents, and media reports as well as interpretation of other available data. |
| Supervisor | Dimitrijevic, Nenad |
| Department | Political Science PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/pphorn01.pdf |
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