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Civil Society Groups (CSGs) and the democratisation process in Nigeria, 1960-2007
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Abstract This paper analyses the significant role the civil society groups (CSGs) played in the democratisation process in Nigeria between 1960 and 2007. The paper discovers that the CSGs made use of the conceptual mechanism in the democratisation process of Nigeria. The conceptual mechanism allowed the CSGs... mehr
This paper analyses the significant role the civil society groups (CSGs) played in the democratisation process in Nigeria between 1960 and 2007. The paper discovers that the CSGs made use of the conceptual mechanism in the democratisation process of Nigeria. The conceptual mechanism allowed the CSGs to inject such important concepts as accountability, rule of law, democracy, transparency, human rights and due process into the democratisation process between 1960 and 2007. These concepts were used to tackle some of the major democratization challenges, such as corruption, religious crisis and governance that confronted Nigeria between 1960 and 2007. By using the historical methodology, the paper analyses the crucial role the CSGs played in both the civilian and military administrations thatgoverned Nigeria between 1960 and 2007. The central thrust of the paper is to show how the CSGs contributed to the enthronement of democracy and democratic practices in Nigeria.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
20. Jahrhundert; Krise; Menschenrechte; Demokratie; Rechtsstaat; Regierung; Nigeria; Militärregierung; Korruption; Afrika; Gruppe; politische Entwicklung; Transparenz; Demokratisierung; Konzeption; Zivilgesellschaft; Religion
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 6-16
Zeitschriftentitel
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2016) 71
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)