Boko Haram's recent attacks have helped turn Nigeria into a failed state, yetso far it has avoided breaking up. But what are the forces keeping it together? And how much longer will they continue to do so? .Nigeria since Independence .seeks to answer these important questions by looking at the complex and contradictory roles played by the country's federal structures, oil reserves, andthe armed forces. The picture of contemporary Nigeria it paints is at once intriguing and complex, frightening and optimistic. This book focuses on both the factors fuelling the insurgencies in the Niger Delta and the North-East, which are the primary cause of country's failure, and the main mechanisms helpingto keep the country together. Enhanced by interviews with senior Nigerian policy-makers and foreign diplomats, it provides a crucial insight into the stateof modern Nigeria. INDICE: Introduction.Fear of Failure: Negative Sovereignty and the Birth of State Failure.The Causes and Consequences of State Failure.Identifying Failed States.Failure to promote human flourishing.The spread and spread of the concept of state failure.Conclusions.The Enemy Within: Insurgency and the Failureof the Nigerian State.The Ways and Extent of Nigeria's Failure.Boko Haram.TheMEND.Failure to Control.Failure to Promote Human Flourishing.Failure to Provide Security.Failure to Provide Healthcare and Education.The Dangers of Disintegration.Conclusions.The Emperor's New Clothes? Federalism, the Decline of Old Loyalties and the Rise of New Jealousies.The Post-independence Background to Federalism.The Function of Federalism.'Not a Nation': Federalism and the Preservation of Difference.A Spur to Ethnic Tensions.Damage to National Unity.Damageto Political Rights.Corruption.Out of Many Came Forth One: Federalism and theQuest for Unity.Conclusions.Fuel to the Flames: Oil and Political Violence inContemporary Nigeria.Oil and its Lubrication of Nigeria's Failure.Damage to the Economy.Damage to the Environment.Corruption.Damage to Democracy.Failure toPromote Human Flourishing and the Spread of Armed Violence.Secessionism.On Troubled Waters: Oil and its Contribution to Nigeria's Unity.Conclusions.Of the People but for the People? Nigeria and its Armed Forces.The Legacy and Reputation of Nigeria's Armed Forces.The Armed Forces' Contribution to Nigeria's Failure.A Failure to Defend.The Abuse of Human Rights.The Armed Forces' Efforts toPrevent Nigeria's Failure.Maintaining and Preserving Security.Strengthening Public Participation and Trust in the Political Process.Promoting Social Integration and Harmony.Conclusions.Conclusion.Selected Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-230-29852-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 12/10/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido