Can Nigeria's New Democracy Survive?

The fragility of Nigeria's new democracy is rooted in the onerous burden of the preceding era of military misrule and the shallow nature of the May 1999 transition from autocracy to democracy. The unavoidable test for Nigeria's new democracy will remain its ability to renew itself through...

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Published in:Current history (1941) 2001-05, Vol.100 (646), p.207-212
Main Author: Suberu, Rotimi T.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Corruption
Democracy
Economic conditions
Ethnic groups
Federal and state relations
Federalism
Government and politics
Islamic law
Military regimes
Natural resources
Nigeria
Oil
Political Change
Political economy
Political systems
Politics & government
Poverty
Regime transition
Social conditions & trends
Transitions
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Summary:The fragility of Nigeria's new democracy is rooted in the onerous burden of the preceding era of military misrule and the shallow nature of the May 1999 transition from autocracy to democracy. The unavoidable test for Nigeria's new democracy will remain its ability to renew itself through a reasonably credible and stable process in the next general elections.
ISSN:0011-3530
1944-785X
DOI:10.1525/curh.2001.100.646.207