Democracy and Political Violence in Nigeria Since Multi -Party Politics in 1999: A Critical Appraisal

The return to democracy in Nigeria in 1999 ushered in some form of political reforms, particularly in the conduct of multi- party elections however political violence appears perverse. The objective of this study is to explore how the prevalence of political violence has undermined Nigeria’s democra...

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Autores principales:	Igwe Prince Ikechukwu, Amadi Luke
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	governance democracy political violence development nigeria Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2265fa684eb249bfbcdd9a21a1c7f34c2021-12-05T14:11:00ZDemocracy and Political Violence in Nigeria Since Multi -Party Politics in 1999: A Critical Appraisal2543-804210.1515/openps-2021-0011https://doaj.org/article/2265fa684eb249bfbcdd9a21a1c7f34c2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/openps-2021-0011https://doaj.org/toc/2543-8042The return to democracy in Nigeria in 1999 ushered in some form of political reforms, particularly in the conduct of multi- party elections however political violence appears perverse. The objective of this study is to explore how the prevalence of political violence has undermined Nigeria’s democracy. The analysis follows survey data to address the questions regarding democracy and political violence. The study draws from the frustration-aggression and group violence theories and provides a deepened analytic exploration. Based on some of the assumptions of democracy understood as freedom, equality, accountability, rule of law etc, the study argues that these assumptions obviously constitute a ‘universal pattern’ in democratic practice, which makes a critical evaluation of the Nigerian experience important. Consequently, our findings suggest that the prevalence of political violence is fundamentally an attribute of vested interests of the political elite. Some policy recommendations follow.Igwe Prince IkechukwuAmadi LukeDe Gruyterarticlegovernancedemocracypolitical violencedevelopmentnigeriaPolitical scienceJENOpen Political Science, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 101-119 (2021)
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description	The return to democracy in Nigeria in 1999 ushered in some form of political reforms, particularly in the conduct of multi- party elections however political violence appears perverse. The objective of this study is to explore how the prevalence of political violence has undermined Nigeria’s democracy. The analysis follows survey data to address the questions regarding democracy and political violence. The study draws from the frustration-aggression and group violence theories and provides a deepened analytic exploration. Based on some of the assumptions of democracy understood as freedom, equality, accountability, rule of law etc, the study argues that these assumptions obviously constitute a ‘universal pattern’ in democratic practice, which makes a critical evaluation of the Nigerian experience important. Consequently, our findings suggest that the prevalence of political violence is fundamentally an attribute of vested interests of the political elite. Some policy recommendations follow.
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title	Democracy and Political Violence in Nigeria Since Multi -Party Politics in 1999: A Critical Appraisal
title_short	Democracy and Political Violence in Nigeria Since Multi -Party Politics in 1999: A Critical Appraisal
title_full	Democracy and Political Violence in Nigeria Since Multi -Party Politics in 1999: A Critical Appraisal
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Democracy and Political Violence in Nigeria Since Multi -Party Politics in 1999: A Critical Appraisal

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