How Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria

The aim of this article is to demonstrate the thesis that the stabilization of Nigeria’s complicated political situation is furthered by the functioning in that country of institutions based on two models of interethnic power‑sharing – consociationalism and centripetalism – and that the two are to...

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Autor principal:	Krzysztof Trzciński
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Materias:	hybrid political system interethnic power‑sharing consociationalism centripetalism Nigeria Law K Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9e98e25260b04213928c2cc9b3bb8e5c2021-11-27T13:09:49ZHow Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.42.051733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/9e98e25260b04213928c2cc9b3bb8e5c2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2153https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 The aim of this article is to demonstrate the thesis that the stabilization of Nigeria’s complicated political situation is furthered by the functioning in that country of institutions based on two models of interethnic power‑sharing – consociationalism and centripetalism – and that the two are to some extent complementary in Nigerian practice, despite the fact that political theory sees the two as opposites of each other. The article begins with a short analysis of the political situation in Nigeria. This is followed by a presentation of the problem of defining the notion of political stability and an assessment of the same in the Nigerian context. The article then goes on to discuss the nature of centripetalism and consociationalism and of specific centripetal and consociational institutions involved in the stabilization of the political situation in Nigeria. The article ends with the author’s conclusions about the initial thesis. Krzysztof TrzcińskiKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlehybrid political systeminterethnic power‑sharingconsociationalismcentripetalismNigeriaLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 13, Iss 3 (42) (2021)
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description	The aim of this article is to demonstrate the thesis that the stabilization of Nigeria’s complicated political situation is furthered by the functioning in that country of institutions based on two models of interethnic power‑sharing – consociationalism and centripetalism – and that the two are to some extent complementary in Nigerian practice, despite the fact that political theory sees the two as opposites of each other. The article begins with a short analysis of the political situation in Nigeria. This is followed by a presentation of the problem of defining the notion of political stability and an assessment of the same in the Nigerian context. The article then goes on to discuss the nature of centripetalism and consociationalism and of specific centripetal and consociational institutions involved in the stabilization of the political situation in Nigeria. The article ends with the author’s conclusions about the initial thesis.
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title	How Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria
title_short	How Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria
title_full	How Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria
title_fullStr	How Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria
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title_sort	how theoretically opposite models of interethnic power‑sharing can complement each other and contribute to political stabilization: the case of nigeria
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How Theoretically Opposite Models of Interethnic Power‑Sharing Can Complement Each Other and Contribute to Political Stabilization: The Case of Nigeria

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