Democracy and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria: Implications for National Development

Democracy and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria: Implications for National Development

There seem to be a debate on the validity of democratic peace theory. While some scholars argued that democracy engenders peace, others argued exactly the opposite. In the Nigerian context, democracy appears to have been characterized by violence. With heavy reliance on secondary data backed by analytical approach, the paper examines democracy and violent conflicts in Nigeria and its...
 
 
 
visit (http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=IPqlAxMAAAAJ)
 
 
JOSHUA, S
Joshua Segun
 
Other publications by this author (view profile)
 
 
Politics, Violence and Culture: The Ebira Tao Nigeria Experience
 
Resurgence of Traditional Institutions of Governance: Imperative for State-Building in Africa
 
Darfur Conflict: An Analysis of the Obstacles to the Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
 
Gender Relations and Democracy in Nigeria
 
Local Elite and Corruption: Revisiting Marginalization of the Niger Delta
 
Leadership, Democracy and Development in Nigeria: A Study of Oyo State (2003-2011).
 
Political Socialization and Political Culture
 
Democracy and Accountability in Pre-Colonial Africa: Lessons for Contemporary African States
 
Ethnicization of Violent Conflict in Jos?
 
Economic Liberalization, Political Governance and Foreign Direct Inflow (FDI)
 
Domestic Terrorism, Official Response and the Politics of Black Gold in Niger-Delta,Nigeria
 
The Nigerian House of Representatives and Corruption, (1999-2011)
 
The Life Cycle of Conflict
 
Politics and Power in Inter-group Conflicts: Evidence from Jos, Nigeria
 
Indigene/Settler Phenomenon in Nigeria
 
Identity Politics and Inter-group Conflicts: Case Studies of Rwanda and Somalia
 
Politics, Poverty and Violent Conflicts: Exploring their Complex Nexus in Nigeria
 
Ethics in the Nigerian Public Sector: A Discourse
 
Leadership and the Failed State Status of Nigeria (2010-2012): An Enquiry
 
Democracy and Accountability in Pre-colonial Africa: Lessons for Contemporary African States
 
LEADERSHIP, DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF OYO STATE (2003-2010)