WP73: The micro-dynamics of welfare state retrenchment and the implications for citizenship in Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
In Africa, neoliberal reform has represented a major retrenchment in the public provision of health and education services. In terms of politics, this free or highly subsidized public provision of...
WP71: A vicious circle of corruption and mistrust in institutions in sub-Saharan Africa: A micro-level analysis
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
This paper evaluates the extent to which expressive voting can explain Malawi’s regional census. Specifically, are Malawians who hold regional identities more likely to be regional partisans...
WP69: Corruption and the inequality trap in Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
In this paper I offer an argument I call the “inequality trap”–how high inequality leads to low trust in out-groups and then to high levels of corruption–and back to higher levels of...
WP68: Identity, institutions and democracy in Nigeria
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Ethnicity is a central theme in the analysis of Nigerian politics. Conventional approaches to ethnic politics in Nigeria often assume the existence of stable identities and consistent group...
WP65: Are you being served? Popular satisfaction with health and education services in Africa
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
This article explores the determinants of public satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with health and education services in Africa. Among prospective explanations, we consider the users’ poverty,...
BP46: Performance and legitimacy in Nigeria's new democracy
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Afrobarometer Briefing Paper No. 46
WP64: Crime and support for democracy: Revisiting modernization theory
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
We revisit the literature on modernization theory and note that the theory posits that both increases in wealth and increases in crime rates accompany modernization. This fact is often ignored by...
WP63: Voters but not yet citizens: The weak demand for vertical acountability in Africa's unclaimed democracies
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Transitions to competitive, multiparty politics in African countries during the 1990s were jubilantly welcomed, both on the continent and internationally. Today, Africans enjoy unprecedented...
WP61: Citizens and the State in Africa: New results from Afrobarometer Round 3
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
This compendium reports on the findings from new questions and topic areas explored in Round 3 of the Afrobarometer, involving public attitude surveys conducted in 18 countries from 2005-2006. The...
WP60: Where is Africa going? Views from below: A compendium of trends in public opinion in 12 African countries, 1999-2006
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Where is Africa going? This compendium summarizes both continental trends and divergent country directions. It is based on three rounds of Afrobarometer public opinion surveys, 1999-2006. Among...
Nigeria Round 3 summary of results
afrobarometer publications (select-countries=nigeria)
Summary of results for the Afrobarometer Round 3 survey in Nigeria in 2005
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...
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