Nigerian Universities in Global Perspective
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A Culture of Corruption: everyday deception and popular discontent in Nigeria by Daniel Jordan Smith Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007. Pp. xxiii+263. US$27.95 (pb).
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Africa Today
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In the post 9/11 global environment Africa is standing at a crossroads in international affairs as the combined issues of politics, religion and security attract renewed interest. While some countries seem to be moving forward with greater levels of confidence, democracy and stab…
Against All Odds
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Distributed by Michigan State University Press, Suite 25, Manly Miles Building, 1405 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 48823-5245; 517/355-9543Produced by Msgun Zerai, Audio Visual Institute of EritreaDirected by Charles Cantalupo2004, DVD, color, 55 min. Against the Odds is…
Journal of Politics and Law, Vol.1, No.4, December 2008
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This paper, attempts to employ and apply the dependency and liberal economic theories in order to demonstrate how these two theories help in the accurate analysis and explanations of the debt crisis in the developing countries, particularly Africa and especially Nigeria.In doing…
Nigeria : les guérilleros de l'or noir
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Fiddling in West Africa: touching the spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures
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Introduction. A Master Fiddler and a Significant but Little-Known Tradition 1. Fiddling in West Africa: Understanding the Culture Area 2. An Affirmation of Identity: Fulbe Fiddling in Senegambia 3. Calling the Bori Spirits: Hausa Fiddling in Nigeria 4. In Service of the King: Dag…
Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Theory and practice of electronic governance
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The 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV2008, took place in Cairo, Egypt during 1-4 December 2008. The conference was organized jointly by the Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University - International Institute f…
Civil-military relations in Nigeria and Tanzania : a comparative, historical analysis
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Civil-military relations play an important role in Africa as these relations strongly influence the processes of development and democratisation.This thesis examines civil-military relations in Nigeria and Tanzania, as these two countries have experienced very different 'patterns…
NATO Nuclear Forces and the New Nuclear Threats
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's nuclear forces were central to deterrence and defence during the Cold War. Their future role is far less clear in the dramatically changed security environment since its end. Despite concerns about the long-term evolution of Russia and Chi…
The Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa: State and Civil Society in Nigeria
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1 Introduction: Concepts, Context and Substance of the Book 2 Global and Local Discourses: Civil Society and the Achievements of Democracy 3 External and Internal Dimensions of Democratic Expansion: Towards a Synergy 4 The Evolution of Civil Society: Contemporary Character and De…
Servants of War: Private Military Corporations and the Profit of Conflict
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Private military firms are making a killing. They operate on all continents throughout the world--commissioned by governments, intelligence agencies, private industries, warlords, drug cartels, and rebel groups to support their military and safety interests. Here in the U.S., as…
Relational Poetics: Reflections on O. Paz, E. Glissant and Wole Soyinka
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This essay reflects upon theories that discuss the relations among the so-called central and peripheric cultures, based on the writings of Octavio Paz (Mexico), Edouard Glissant (Martinique) and Wole Soyinka (Nigeria), as well as of Silviano Santiago (Brazil).
Godfathers, political parties and electoral corruption in Nigeria
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Electoral corruption is mostly seen in Nigeria as a direct subversion of the electoral process by individuals, who are greedy for personal enrichment that electoral success underwrites in Nigeria. While not questioning the personal enrichment thesis of electoral corruption, as it…
TRADE UNIONISM AND THE NIGERIAN WORKER IN THE CONTE XT OF CONTRASTING ENVIRONMENT
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The paper examines the trend of trade union movemen t in Nigeria and its impact on workers emancipation using contrasting political climate in the country as point of reference. It traces the h istory of trade union movement from two pre-colonial perio ds to contemporary time. It…
Exploring a New Direction for Social Work Education and Training in Nigeria
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American and British models of professional social work that have been exported to Africa have been critiqued as unable to address the unique issues and cultural characteristics of the majority of Africans. Such critiques have increased as the social work profession in the Wester…
We can't join a union, that would harm the horses. Worker resistance in the UK racing industry
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Mismanaged plastic land-based waste entering the marine environment is a growing problem globally. Plastic bag reduction policies have been widely adopted in Africa but are mainly punitive outright legislative bans. Limited evidence exists that document effectiveness of these leg…
Trade and Declining Worker Rights in Nigeria's Textile Industry: 1997-2006
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Introduction This study focuses in particular on textile firms in Kaduna, North Central Nigeria, not only because all the nine textile firms there finally closed down operations in 2007, but also because this was where the first textile firm in Nigeria (Kaduna Textile Mills) was…
Labour Disputes And The Nigerian University System
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The study investigated the perceived impacts of trade union disputes on the university system in Nigeria . A sample of 700 respondents which represents 6.63% academic staff and 5.75% non-academic staff were randomly selected from 12 universities in the southern geopolitical zone.…
Working with Gender: Wage Labor and Social Change in Southwestern Nigeria
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Review Of Working With Gender: Labor And Social Change In Southwestern By Lisa A. Lindsay, Heinemann, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2003. Lindsay has written an excellent book that offers empirical validity to prevailing theories that ideas about gender are malleable. Her book exami…
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