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Traditional Authority and Security in Contemporary Nigeria

Author : David Ehrhardt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003830013
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Authority and Security in Contemporary Nigeria written by David Ehrhardt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the contentious landscape of Nigeria’s escalating violence, this book describes the changing roles of traditional authorities in combatting contemporary security challenges. Set against a backdrop of widespread security threats – including insurgency, land disputes, communal violence, regional independence movements, and widespread criminal activities – perhaps more than ever before, Nigeria’s conventional security infrastructure seems ill-equipped for the job. This book offers a fresh, empirical analysis of the roles of traditional authorities – including kings, Ezes, Obas, and Emirs – who are often hailed as potent alternatives to the state in security governance. It complicates the assumption that these traditional leaders, by virtue of their customary legitimacy and popular roots, are singularly effective in preventing and managing violence. Instead, in exploring their creative adaptation to governance roles after a dramatic postcolonial downturn, this book argues that traditional leaders can augment, but not substitute, the state in addressing insecurity. This book’s in-depth analysis will be of interest to researchers and policy makers across African and security studies, political science, anthropology, and development. David Ehrhardt is an Associate Professor of International Development at Leiden University, The Netherlands. His main research interests are African governance and educational innovation. David has published extensively on Nigeria and co-leads the Learning Mindset project that promotes autonomous learning in higher education. David Oladimeji Alao is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, and Chief of Staff to the President/Vice Chancellor, Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria. Professor Alao has authored several articles and 3 edited books. M. Sani Umar is a Professor in the Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, University of Abuja, Nigeria. His research centres on religious vio- lence and peace building, with a focus on understanding the roots of religious conflict and the dynamics of religious pluralism.

Traditional Authority and Security in Contemporary Nigeria

Author : David Ehrhardt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781032550268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Authority and Security in Contemporary Nigeria written by David Ehrhardt and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exploring the contentious landscape of Nigeria's escalating violence, this book describes the changing roles of traditional authorities in combatting contemporary security challenges. Set against a backdrop of widespread security threats - including insurgency, land disputes, communal violence, regional independence movements, and widespread criminal activities - perhaps more than ever before, Nigeria's conventional security infrastructure seems ill-equipped for the job. This book offers a fresh, empirical analysis of the roles of traditional authorities - including kings, Ezes, Obas and Emirs - who are often hailed as potent alternatives to the state in security governance. It complicates the assumption that these traditional leaders, by virtue of their customary legitimacy and popular roots, are singularly effective in preventing and managing violence. Instead, in exploring their creative adaptation to governance roles after a dramatic postcolonial downturn, this book argues that traditional leaders can augment, but not substitute, the state in addressing insecurity. This book's in-depth analysis will be of interest to researchers and policy makers across African and security studies, political science, anthropology, and development"--

Security Challenges and Management in Modern Nigeria

Author : Abimbola Adesoji
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527525570
Total Pages : 679 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Security Challenges and Management in Modern Nigeria written by Abimbola Adesoji and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores the critical and fluid nature of security challenges that have plagued Nigeria since colonial times. Insecurity in diverse forms remains the bane of growth and progressive development in the country, and has the capability to derail a society no matter how sophisticated. What has generated insecurity at the macro- and micro-levels? How has insecurity been tackled? Why have security challenges escalated particularly in the post-independence period? What lessons could be learnt from the way security matters have been (mis)handled in the past? This volume presents chapters on the historical roots and antecedents of security challenges, and considers the nexus between the economy, political leadership and development, and its impacts on security in modern Nigeria. It also explores the effectiveness of the strategies employed to address security challenges, and discusses why some security challenges have lingered.

Human Security and Epidemics in Africa

Author : Andreas Velthuizen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040014755
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Human Security and Epidemics in Africa written by Andreas Velthuizen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the impact of epidemics in Africa, exploring some of the adaptation and crisis management strategies adopted to tackle COVID-19, Ebola, and HIV-AIDS. The authors reflect on lessons learned from solving complex problems and difficult decisions made by leaders on pandemic management to shape the security environment and, thus, the well-being of people living in Africa for years to come. Drawing on cases from across the continent, the book demonstrates that, significantly, during the COVID-19 pandemic, African countries and communities frequently displayed regional solidarity, creativity in decision-making, decisiveness in dealing with corruption and opportunism, and resilience and discipline in implementation. Adopting a human security framework, the authors share their lived experiences and explore the impact of epidemics on public policy decision-making, foreign policy implementation, global relations, collaboration in the community dimension, and, ultimately, the future of socio-economic development in Africa. This book will be a welcome addition for practitioners and researchers across the fields of security studies, health management, and African studies, making an essential contribution to the security discourse in a post-COVID world.

Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Conflict

Author : Marko Svicevic
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040011691
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Conflict written by Marko Svicevic and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine the ongoing conflict in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, which has killed thousands and displaced a million people since 2017. The book investigates how the conflict developed, the regional and international responses and its wider implications. From a broad range of African perspectives, the book addresses issues related to the conflict including international humanitarian law, regional security and terrorism. Part I assesses the regional security concerns of the conflict, the success of cross-border counter-terrorism operations and their implications for the southern African region. Part II focuses on the conflict in relation to international humanitarian law. It discusses the Islamic State's presence in the region, the trajectory and issues pertaining to sexual and gender-based violence and the relationship between the conflict and the environment. Finally, Part III examines regional and continental responses to the conflict, from the military intervention by the Southern African Development Community and Rwanda, to the perceived inaction of the African Union. The first comprehensive analysis of the conflict in Cabo Delgado, this book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of international humanitarian law, security, African politics, war and conflict studies, terrorism and human rights.

Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone

Author : Vandy Kanyako
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040022073
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone written by Vandy Kanyako and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the important role of local actors in Sierra Leone in helping to foster peace and provide for the needs of vulnerable populations following the end of the civil war. Despite severe economic, political, and in some cases security challenges, local civil society organizations in Sierra Leone have expanded rapidly over the last 20 years, incorporating their local knowledge and traditions into their work to cater to the needs of war- affected populations. However, the preference of international development donors for funneling resources and technical assistance through civil society groups at the expense of central government has also created some resentment and backlash. This book examines this intersection between civil society, donors, and government in Sierra Leone, considering both the relevance of civil society activities, and their limitations, and what this means ultimately for human security in the country. Highlighting the importance of African civil society actors as proactive agents of change, this book will be of interest to researchers and stakeholders across the fields of African peacebuilding, development, and conflict resolution.

Supranational Institutions and Peacebuilding in Africa

Author : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040127827
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Supranational Institutions and Peacebuilding in Africa written by Redie Bereketeab and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the role of the African Union and regional economic communities in contributing to peacebuilding in Africa. Big and small conflicts rage across the African continent, and this book argues that the African Union and the five regional economic communities have the potential to greatly contribute to peace and peacebuilding In Africa. Looking across the African Union and the five regional economic communities (the AMU, ECCAS, ECOWAS, IGAD, and SADC), the book considers in detail the organizations’ programmes, engagement, endeavours, success and failure of activities of peacebuilding in their respective regions. Overall, the book argues that an institutionalised and formalised relationship between the African Union and the regional economic communities would not only be decisive for the prospects for peace in the region but would also serve to strengthen the continent’s role on the global stage through asserting its agency, owning its agenda, and designing its own solutions and mechanisms for addressing problems. Drawing together an international team of prominent experts, this book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, NGOs, activists, and regional and international actors working on African politics, security, governance, and economics.

Rural Violence in Contemporary Nigeria

Author : Usman A. Tar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000820114
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Rural Violence in Contemporary Nigeria written by Usman A. Tar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-14 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the pressing problem of rural violence in contemporary Nigeria by assessing the changing patterns of conflict and response across the country. Rural violence in Nigeria is becoming an increasingly pressing concern, with cattle rustling, banditry, kidnapping and farmer-herder conflicts putting immense pressure on the state’s institutional preparedness and the response capacity of the government, military and other security agencies. Drawing from the expertise of a wide range of African development, governance and security researchers and practitioners, this book assesses the severity of the current problem of rural violence, and provides a critical analysis of the various national and state responses to rural violence in Nigeria. Ultimately, the book aims to provide suggestions for restoring peace, security and development in Nigeria. This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and administrators across Political Science, Security Studies, Rural Studies, and Regional Studies in Africa.

Nigeria Cultural Revolution

Author : Chief Adetula
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781499519334
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Nigeria Cultural Revolution written by Chief Adetula and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time has come to free Nigerian politicians from their masters; I mean the traditional rulers and the religious leaders, and let the Politicians come direct to the people to seek power in order to establish in Nigeria true democracy; "the government of the people by the people and for the people" If Nigeria borrows a system of government from the west and adopted major part of American system of governance, then Nigeria must be ready to follow the basic principles of democracy and let all Nigerians hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness with the separation of religion and tradition rulers institution from the governance principles of the state. To secure these rights in Nigeria , Governments that are instituted henceforth in Nigeria must derived their just powers from the consent of the governed, not from the Obis, the Obas the Emirs or from any form of religion. The current form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is therefore the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and those who make it difficult to do this by the consent of the people through their popular votes in elections to political leadership will have to deal with it through a revolution that will institute a new Government in Nigeria with total elimination of traditional rulers from Nigeria, it is the right of the people , it is their duty, to throw off a Government that derives its power from traditional rulers and religious leaders but not from the people of Nigeria in true democracy , in order to provide new Guards for the future security , stability and prosperity for the people - Such has been the patient sufferance of Colonies; and such is now the necessity which is constraining us now to alter the current system for the public good and for the generations to come. The continued relevance of traditional authorities to the local government System in contemporary Nigeria remains a roadblock to progress and the time for its elimination is now. Prominent traditional rulers such as the Oba of Benin and the Alafin of Oyo have vehemently expressed their dissatisfaction with how traditional institutions and their rulers have been relegated to the background over the years , even the Sultan of Sokoto still have the mentality that he can rules Nigeria from his palace, but the people has to move past concerted efforts by traditional rulers to enhance their role in the local government and a great deal of insensitivity amongst modern elected local government councilors , Politicians must rise up to degrade the ego of tradition rulers ; the emirs , the Obis , the Obas , the Chiefs and their assigned advisory roles in relevant provisions should no longer be fully respected by politicians if Nigeria has to move forward in the 21st century. The basic goal of government is to generate rapid increase in social wealth and its driving force is economic development not religion, there must be a separation between the governance of state and Nigeria religious institutions begin with demolition of churches and mosques from government houses, put a stop to Government sponsorship of Nigerians Citizens to holy pilgrimage of Jerusalem and Mecca, complete separation of Islam and Christianity from the governance of the state and elimination of Sharia laws , Cannon laws and Customary Courts from Nigeria constitution, the elimination of Sharia laws as both a political and ideological force in the country is now. The Sharia laws and customary laws strength which is largely rooted in a widespread grassroots supports of the Emirs and the Imams for decades , monopolizing power and seeking to control the country's identity along their lines of ideology .

An Almanac of Contemporary Characterisation of Judicial Restatements -Annotated with Treaties, Statutes, Rules and Commentaries

Author : 'lai Oshitokunbo Oshisanya
Publisher : Almanac Foundation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Almanac of Contemporary Characterisation of Judicial Restatements -Annotated with Treaties, Statutes, Rules and Commentaries written by 'lai Oshitokunbo Oshisanya and published by Almanac Foundation. This book was released on 2024-08-18 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JuriScience, is an approach through systematic study of the structure of legal phenomena in the law of nature from the perspective of philosophy of science, to inform by exploration of formulas, relations or order of phenomena, as held in the world under stipulated set of conditions, either universally or in a stated proportion of formalised categories in this jurisprudential version.

Security in Nigeria

Author : Caroline Varin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838607595
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Security in Nigeria written by Caroline Varin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigeria is the most dynamic country on the African continent. Yet the legacy of colonialism, deep-rooted corruption, exposure to climate change and the proliferation of small arms have created a precarious security situation that holds back the country's potential for peace and prosperity. Security in Nigeria explores the many security threats facing Nigeria and assesses the government's responses to date. With contributors spanning three continents, it provides an original and comprehensive analysis of 'old' and 'new' security threats and offers original solutions to address the crisis.

Nigeria and the Nation-State

Author : John Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538197812
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Nigeria and the Nation-State written by John Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigeria, despite being the African country of greatest strategic importance to the U.S., remains poorly understood. John Campbell explains why Nigeria is so important to understand in a world of jihadi extremism, corruption, oil conflict, and communal violence. The revised edition provides updates through the recent presidential election.

Nigeria at Fifty

Author : Ebenezer Obadare
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317985524
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Nigeria at Fifty written by Ebenezer Obadare and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigeria, Africa’s most populous and biggest democracy, celebrates her fiftieth year as an independent nation in October 2010. As the cliché states, ‘As Nigeria goes, so goes Africa’. This book frames the socio-historical and political trajectory of Nigeria while examining the many dimensions of the critical choices that she has made as an independent nation. How does the social composition of interest and power illuminate the actualities and narratives of the Nigerian crisis? How have the choices made by Nigerian leaders structured, and/or have been structured by, the character of the Nigerian state and state-society relations? In what ways is Nigeria’s mono-product, debt-ridden, dependent economy fed by ‘the politics of plunder’? And what are the implications of these questions for the structural relationships of production, reproduction and consumption? This book confronts these questions by making state-centric approaches to understanding African countries speak to relevant social theories that pluralize and complicate our understanding of the specific challenges of a prototypical postcolonial state. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

Understanding Modern Nigeria

Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108837972
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Modern Nigeria written by Toyin Falola and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the politics and society of post-colonial Nigeria, highlighting the key themes of ethnicity, democracy, and development.

Security, Education and Development in Contemporary Africa

Author : M. Raymond Izarali
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317057902
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Security, Education and Development in Contemporary Africa written by M. Raymond Izarali and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume delineates the critical link among security, education and development in Africa and provides a multidisciplinary framework of analyses and possible solutions. Africa has had a long history that embodies layers of mass-scale criminality and exploitation not merely from neocolonial and apartheid policies but also from political greed. This has impacted adversely on security, education and development in a way that deprivation of education and underdevelopment, in turn, re-creates security issues. The volume aims firstly to help augment scholarly inquiry into the nexus among in/security, education and development through the multidisciplinary framework of analyses; secondly to provide policymakers and educators with tools and a framework to comprehend the complexity and magnitude of the issues to which they ought to be sensitive and respond; and finally to provide caregivers and childcare agencies of the state a comprehensible framework of underlying, multifaceted sources of trauma experienced by children in extraordinary circumstances. It is organized in four sections: theoretical conceptualization on security and development; country cases on security and development; security and educational development; and country cases on security and education. Serving as a significant compass to understand and respond to the complex interplay and impact of security, education and development in Africa, it is of great use to graduates and scholars interested in Africa Politics, IPE, security studies and development studies.

Corporate Governance in Namibia

Author : Miriam Dikuua
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110778467
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Governance in Namibia written by Miriam Dikuua and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will include a review of the research dealing with the drivers and consequences of Namibia’s corporate governance. The focus will be on Namibian-specific research but this will probably be complemented with international references.

Exploring Peace Formation

Author : Kwesi Aning
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317330854
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Peace Formation written by Kwesi Aning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the dynamics of socio-political order in post-colonial states across the Pacific Islands region and West Africa in order to elaborate on the processes and practices of peace formation. Drawing on field research and engaging with post-liberal conceptualisations of peacebuilding, this book investigates the interaction of a variety of actors and institutions involved in the provision of peace, security and justice in post-colonial states. The chapters analyse how different types of actors and institutions involved in peace formation engage in and are interpenetrated by a host of relations in the local arena, making ‘the local’ contested ground on which different discourses and praxes of peace, security and justice coexist and overlap. In the course of interactions, new and different forms of socio-political order emerge which are far from being captured through the familiar notions of a liberal peace and a Weberian ideal-type state. Rather, this volume investigates how (dis)order emerges as a result of interdependence among agents, thus laying open the fundamentally relational character of peace formation. This innovative relational, liminal and integrative understanding of peace formation has far-reaching consequences for internationally supported peacebuilding. This book will be of much interest to students of statebuilding, peace studies, security studies, governance, development and IR.