The Roots of Political Instability in Nigeria: Political Evolution and Development in the Niger Basin
| By: | Ejiogu, E C, Dr |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780754679875 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781409489214 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The constant drumbeat of headlines about Darfur, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, as well as the other states in Africa that are beleaguered by political instability have made the causes of failed states and intra-state political conflicts a major issue, both academic and practical.
Using Harry Eckstein and Ted R. Gurr's congruence-consonance theoretical framework of regime classification, E.C. Ejiogu examines the internal variations of society evident in the Nigerian state to explain why the country experiences political conflict and instability.
The first time this theoretical framework has been applied to an African country