Evolution and decline: transformation of social movements in Nigeria

Olayinka Ajala

Review of African Political Economy, 2022, vol. 49, issue 172, 246-263

Abstract: Despite the rising academic scholarship on democracy, particularly the role played by social movements in entrenching democracy in Africa, few studies have explored the transformation of social movements after they have achieved (or come close to achieving) their stated goals. Using a case study of the Oodua Peoples Congress in Nigeria, this study argues that social movements in Africa lack the capacity to transform and often become partisan or disintegrate. The study concludes that the unique characteristics of African politics, coupled with the inability of social movements to maintain public support after initial gains, eventually weaken the movements.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2021.1996344

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