Elections And Electoral Violence In Nigeria

Author : Kelechi Johnmary Ani,Victor Ojakorotu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811646522

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Elections and Electoral Violence in Nigeria by Kelechi Johnmary Ani,Victor Ojakorotu Pdf

This book interrogates the nature of elections and election violence in the African countries. It traces the causes of the governance menace to multiple factors that are not limited to poverty, unemployment, and media. The book documents how election violence cripples the nation-building process across many African countries. Consequently, it reveals that states have lost their manifest destiny of national transformation in Africa because they cannot guarantee that legitimate candidates, who should win elections, due to the widespread manipulation of violence at all levels of electoral engineering. The chapters rely on the cases and changing dynamics of elections and electoral violence in the different Nigerian states. It traces the origins of elections, the nature and patterns of a number of past elections as well as the roles of youth, judiciary, electoral umpire, social media, and gender on the changing nature of elections in Nigeria.

Author : Chris Albin-Lackey,Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Corruption in Nigeria
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Criminal Politics by Chris Albin-Lackey,Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

Nigeria is mired in a crisis of governance. For decades, Nigeria's governing elite have been widely implicated in acts of violence, corruption and electorial fraud so pervasive as to resemble criminal activity more han democratic governance. Not only has Nigeria's federal government failed to hold these politicians to account, but Nigeria's system of politics has actively rewarded corruption and violence with control governorships, parliamentary seats and other positions of public trust.

Author : Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs,Jesper Bjarnesen
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786992314

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Violence in African Elections by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs,Jesper Bjarnesen Pdf

Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent’s progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results. While the consequences of such violence can be profound, undermining the legitimacy of the democratic process and in some cases plunging countries into civil war or renewed dictatorship, little is known about the causes. By mapping, analysing and comparing instances of election violence in different localities across Africa – including Kenya, Ivory Coast and Uganda – this collection of detailed case studies sheds light on the underlying dynamics and sub-national causes behind electoral conflicts, revealing them to be the result of a complex interplay between democratisation and the older, patronage-based system of ‘Big Man’ politics. Essential for scholars and policymakers across the social sciences and humanities interested in democratization, peace-keeping and peace studies, Violence in African Elections provides important insights into why some communities prove more prone to electoral violence than others, offering practical suggestions for preventing violence through improved electoral monitoring, voter education, and international assistance.

Author : Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs,Jesper Bjarnesen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786992307

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Violence in African Elections by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs,Jesper Bjarnesen Pdf

Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent's progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results. While the consequences of such violence can be profound, undermining the legitimacy of the democratic process and in some cases plunging countries into civil war or renewed dictatorship, little is known about the causes. By mapping, analysing and comparing instances of election violence in different localities across Africa – including Kenya, Ivory Coast and Uganda – this collection of detailed case studies sheds light on the underlying dynamics and sub-national causes behind electoral conflicts, revealing them to be the result of a complex interplay between democratisation and the older, patronage-based system of 'Big Man' politics. Essential for scholars and policymakers across the social sciences and humanities interested in democratization, peace-keeping and peace studies, Violence in African Elections provides important insights into why some communities prove more prone to electoral violence than others, offering practical suggestions for preventing violence through improved electoral monitoring, voter education, and international assistance.

Author : Istifanus Ishaku Dafwang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9785337529

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Election Violence in Nigeria by Istifanus Ishaku Dafwang Pdf

Author : Boumo Ezonbi,Changwak Emmanuel Jonah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9785470997

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Security, Elections and Electoral Violence in Nigeria by Boumo Ezonbi,Changwak Emmanuel Jonah Pdf

Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization),Chris Albin-Lackey
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Elections
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Politics as War by Human Rights Watch (Organization),Chris Albin-Lackey Pdf

Author : Attahiru Jega,Haruna Wakili,Muhammad Auwalu Umar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Elections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114677573

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Strategies for Curbing Election-related Political Violence in Nigeria's North-West Zone by Attahiru Jega,Haruna Wakili,Muhammad Auwalu Umar Pdf

Author : Dorina Akosua Oduraa Bekoe
Publisher : United States Institute of Peace Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1601271360

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Voting in Fear by Dorina Akosua Oduraa Bekoe Pdf

Nine contributors offer pioneering work on the scope and nature of electoral violence in Africa; investigate the forms electoral violence takes; and analyze the factors that precipitate, reduce, and prevent violence. The book breaks new ground with findings from the only known dataset of electoral violence in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 1990 to 2008. Specific case studies of electoral violence in countries such as Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria provide the context to further understanding the circumstances under which electoral violence takes place, recedes, or recurs.

Author : Elias O. Opongo,Tim Murithi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000593051

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Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa by Elias O. Opongo,Tim Murithi Pdf

Elections in Africa are competitive in nature and can be manipulated by incumbents to extend and entrench their rule through changes to constitutions, intimidation of opponents, excess use of police force and, in some cases, assassinations of dissident voices. Ethnic cleavages are also exploited by contestants to incite and mobilize unsuspecting masses to pursue their electoral ambitions which can lead to political instability. In many African countries, violence before, during and after elections has become a regrettable norm rather than the exception. The function of transitional justice is to address the legacy of human rights atrocities, political violence and societal harm resulting from prior misrule or violent conflicts, with a view to establishing fair, democratic and inclusive societies. This book interrogates the potential intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Specifically, it examines the hypothesis that transitional justice interventions that strive to address historical injustices perpetrated by violence, conflict and entrenched by socio-political impunity, can initiate preventive measures against electoral violence through redress, accountability and institutional reforms. The contributors to this volume have engaged with country case studies from across Africa, while examining the intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Hence, this is a timely volume that highlights the uninterrogated nexus between elections, violence and transitional justice in Africa.

Author : Remi Anifowose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039436964

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Violence and Politics in Nigeria by Remi Anifowose Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Elections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133569488

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National Campaign on the Reduction of Electoral Violence by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bhojraj Pokharel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Elections
ISBN : 1601277482

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Preventing Election Violence Through Diplomacy by Bhojraj Pokharel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Elections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115191152

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Political and Electoral Violence in East Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tekena N. Tamuno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Civil-military relations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070633636

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Peace and Violence in Nigeria by Tekena N. Tamuno Pdf