Anonymous power : parties, interest groups and politics of decision making in Nigeria's Fourth Republic (essays in honour of Elochukwu Amuchezi) /: parties, interest groups and politics of decision making in Nigeria's Fourth Republic (essays in honour of Elochukwu Amuchezi). (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Okechukwu Ibeanu, Kelue Okoye, Ikenna Mike Alumona, Ernest Toochi Aniche.
• Editors: Ibeanu, Okechukwu; Okoye, Kelue; Alumona, Ikenna Mike; Aniche, Ernest Toochi, 1978-
• Other Names: Amucheazi, E. C (Elochukwu C.) honouree.
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction: The Theory and Practice of Political Decision Making in Nigeria.- Chapter 2: Political Parties, Interest Groups and Governance in Nigeria: Recent Insights.- Chapter 3: Democracy without Demos: Political Mobilization, Public Opinion and Governance in Nigeria.- Chapter 4: Democratic Decay or Democratic Autocracy? Party Primaries and the Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria.- Chapter 5: The Powerless Half: Women and Political Decision-making in Nigeria.- Chapter 6: Ethno-Political Organizations and Democracy in Nigeria.- Chapter 7: Union Power: The Quest for Political Power by the Labor Movement.- Chapter 8: Who got what and why? The Politics of Political appointments in Nigeria's fourth republic.- Chapter 9: Power without Responsibility: The Role of Lobbies in Nigerian Democracy.- Chapter 10: From Arbiter to Activist: The Role of the Judiciary in Nigerian Elections.- Chapter 11: Servant or Master: The Civil Service and Governance in Nigeria.- Chapter 12: Zero Sum Politics: Ruling Parties and Political Opposition in Nigeria.- Chapter 13: The State and Party Politics in Nigeria's Fourth Republic.- Chapter 14: The Dialectics of Political Godfatherism in Nigeria, 1999-2019.- Chapter 15: Godfather Politics in Nigeria: Interrogating the link between Godfatherism and Electoral Violence in Rivers State 2011 -2019.- Chapter 16: Legislature and Challenges of Law Making in Nigeria.- Chapter 17: Politics of Regime Survival in Nigeria's Fourth Republic (1999-2019).- Chapter 18: Intra-Party Chicanery and Electoral Outcomes in Nigeria's Presidential Elections.- Chapter 19: Political Contests Beyond the Political Arena: The Dynamics and Challenges of Election Management and Consolidation in Nigeria.- Chapter 20: Conclusion: The Limits of Formal and Informal Power in Nigeria.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.9669; Africa--Politics and government; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; Political Science -- Political Process -- Leadership; Elections & referenda; Political structure & processes; Political structures: democracy; Political leaders & leadership; Elections; Political science; Political leadership; Executive power; Politics & government; Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1993-2007; Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 2007-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811660580
• Related ISBNs: 9789811660573
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