ETHNIC CONFLICT AND FEDERALISM IN NIGERIA

L. Adele Jinadu

No 18738, Discussion Papers from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)

Abstract: The problem I want to examine is how to characterize the relationship between ethnicity and federalism in Nigeria. I want to illustrate how the dynamics of ethnicity, by which I mean its manipulation as a political resource of conflict and accommodation by the political elite, has shaped the development of federalism in the country. In what follows I attempt to build on arguments I have advanced elsewhere (Jinadu, 1982; 1984; 1985; 1994), drawing on recent trends in Nigerian politics, and situating the discussion in historical and comparative perspective.

Keywords: Political; Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.18738

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