Minority Rights and the National Question in Nigeria (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book offers a thematic study of key debates in the history of the ethnic politics, democratic governance, and minority rights in Nigeria. Nigeria provides a framework for examining the central paradox in post-colonial nation building projects in Africa - the tension between majority rule and minority rights. The liberal democratic model on which most African states were founded at independence from colonial rule, and to which they continue to aspire, is founded on majority rule. It is also founded on the protection of the rights of minority groups to political participation, social inclusion and economic resources. Maintaining this tenuous balance between majority rule and minority rights has, in the decades since independence, become the key national question in many African countries, perhaps none more so than Nigeria. This volume explores these issues, focusing on four key themes as they relate to minority rights in Nigeria: ethnic and religious identities, nationalism and federalism, political crises and armed conflicts.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	African Histories and Modernities
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Uyilawa Usuanlele • Bonny Ibhawoh
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	253
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-50629-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	3-319-50629-3
Barcode:	9783319506296

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