BP35: Term limits, the presidency, and the electoral system: What do Nigerians want?
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Afrobarometer Briefing Paper No. 35
WP58: The political gender gap in Africa: similar attitudes, different behaviors
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Recent analysis by Ingelhart and Norris (2003) suggests that the observed gender gap between men and women in Western societies is shifting, from women being more conservative than men in...
WP56: Poor people and democratic citizenship in Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Recent political transitions around the world have cast doubt on arguments about the socioeconomic preconditions for democracy. A democratic political regime has long been regarded as an attribute...
WP55: Free and fair or fraudulent and forged: Elections and legitimacy in Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Elections are thought to bolster legitimacy by providing fair mechanisms for selecting leaders. In Africa, where competitive elections are often unfamiliar and imperfect, losers express much less...
WP52: Seeking the democratic dividend: Public attitudes and attempted reform in Nigeria
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
In this paper, we particularly investigate how basic preferences, or values, about the political and economic systems in Nigeria relate to one another. Another crucial question is how citizens’...
WP48: The durability of political goods? Evidence from Nigeria's new democracy
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Conventional wisdom suggests that, for new democracies to survive, citizens must receive the benefits of socioeconomic development. Yet an emerging literature shows that, following democratic...
WP51: "Who votes in Africa? An examination of electoral turnout in 10 African countries
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
The question “Who votes in the United States?” has been largely answered by the political science scholarship devoted to this subject. In contrast, the question “Who votes in Africa?” has...
Nigeria Round 3 codebook (2005)
afrobarometer survey-resources (select-countries=nigeria)
WP44: Sources of ethnic identification in Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
This paper explores the sources of ethnic identification in Africa. The first part draws on survey data from more than 14,000 respondents in nine African countries to investigate the factors that...
WP39: Political institutions and satisfaction with democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Do political institutions affect citizens’ satisfaction with democracy? Using cross-sectional Afrobarometer survey data on attitudes toward democracy for 10 sub-Saharan African countries...
WP38: Understanding identity in Africa: A first cut
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
A great deal of attention has focused on the effects of diverste social identities and their potentially negative consequences for achieving an overarching national identity, with implications for...
WP34: Afrobarometer Round 2: Compendium of results from a 15-country survey
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
The following is an overview of the key findings from Round 2. Economically, the present mood is somber, but people are optimistic about the future; Africans do not distinguish clearly between...
WP31: Learning about democracy in Africa: Awareness, performance, and experience
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Conventional views of African politics imply that Africans arrive at political opinions largely on the basis of either their position in the social structure or enduring cultural values. In...
WP29: Development as freedom: a virtuous circle?
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
The paper is based on Amartya Sen’s seminal work Development as Freedom. Sen describes five requirements that should ideally work together in order to bring true development. These include: (1)...
WP26: Does ethnicity determine support for the governing party
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Structural theories predict that the cues of social identity, particularly ethnicity, should exert a strong influence upon voting choices and party support in developing societies which are...
Nigeria Round 2 codebook (2003)
afrobarometer survey-resources (select-countries=nigeria)
Nigeria Round 2 questionnaire (2003)
afrobarometer survey-resources (select-countries=nigeria)
The questionnaire for the Round 2 survey in Nigeria.
Nigeria Round 3 questionnaire (2005)
afrobarometer survey-resources (select-countries=nigeria)
The questionnaire for the Round 3 survey in Nigeria.
WP20: Down to earth: Changes in attitudes toward democracy and markets in Nigeria
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
The second in a series of public opinion surveys in Nigeria on popular attitudes toward democracy and markets was conducted in August 2001. The findings indicate that in the 18 months since the...
BP2: Violent social conflict and conflict resolution in Nigeria
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Afrobarometer Briefing Paper No. 2
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