1st Edition

Political Culture, Change, and Security Policy in Nigeria

By Kalu Kalu Copyright 2018
382 Pages
by Routledge

382 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

382 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Demonstrating how political culture facilitates or distorts political preferences and political outcomes, this book explores how the historical development of social conditions and the current social structures shape understandings and constrain individual and collective actions within the Nigerian political system. Political Culture, Change, and Security Policy examines the extent to which... Read more

CONTENTS



CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Antecedents and the Trajectory of History





CHAPTER 2: Political Culture and Institutionalization: Defining Characteristics





CHAPTER 3: Contested Discourse: Policy Dissonance and the Limits of Deliberative



Consensus





CHAPTER 4: Corruption and Development: Value Ethics in Comparative Perspective





CHAPTER 5: Corruption and Political Decay: An Institutional Footnote





CHAPTER 6: Corruption and Socialization: A Cultural Hypothesis





CHAPTER 7: Constructing Identities: Norms of Dissent and Political Action in the Niger



Delta





CHAPTER 8: Developing National Security Policy: Context and Competing Imperatives





CHAPTER 9: Strategic Fusion: The Making of a Grand Doctrine





CHAPTER 10: Reconciling State and Citizenship: Civic Culture and National



Development Planning





APPENDICES:









    1. Divergent Identities: A Social Constructivist Analysis of Conflict and Political Action in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. (Informed Consent Questionnaire AUM IRB 2009-28).






    2. Zonal ArcMaps: Hotspot Analysis of Geographical Clusters of Respondents’




Opinions



C. Respondents’ Sampled Opinions on Crucial Policy and National Issues





Bibliography





Index





 



 



 

Biography

Kalu N. Kalu is Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science & National Security Policy at Auburn University Montgomery, USA and Docent Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland.