F: Political Science (137)
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The Absence of Nationalism during the Arab Spring
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Mark Katz has been focusing on the topic of revolutionary waves for several years.According to him, a wave commences when a major revolution transpires in a particular nation within the international system.Soon after this central revolution takes place, subsequent revolutions can be expected in other countries. At times, these affiliate revolutions only occurin the same region as the ce...
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Authors Jason CooleyRead Journal Click Here
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Markets in the Light of Political-Economic Actors and Democracy.Reconsidering Conceptual Framework for Sustainability Politics
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 2 The conceptual framework of neoclassical economics has been quite stable over the years while present challenges point in the direction of a need for new thinking and a new conceptual framework. Neoclassical economics is more or less blind to equality issues and not enough to deal constructively with present unsustainable trends. I will suggest important elements of such a new conceptual...
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Authors Peter Su00c3u00b6derbaumRead Journal Click Here
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Issues of Legitimizing Political Power in Late Modernity
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 The issue of legitimizing political power has specific dimensions in the context of ample protest movements against the establishment from different countries. Which movements can be considered justifiable and which measures must the governments in question adopt? What role do the common values play in the legitimating of power in a democratic society? How do we make the difference betwe...
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Authors Nicolae IugaRead Journal Click Here
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Legal Challenges to Election Coverage in Nigeria: A Political Communication Discourse on the Nigerian 2007 and 2011 General Elections
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 The main thesis in this study is anchored on the declaration of Omu (1978, p. 248) and Dare (1997, p. 537) on the performance of post-independence press in Nigeria. While Omu states that the post-independence press in Nigeria “provided a remarkable example of overzealous and irresponsible partisanshipâ€Â, Dare, quoting one of the architects of modern Nigeria, A...
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Authors I.S. PopoolaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 29 to 37
The Political Economy of Mass Transit Programme in Nigeria: An Evaluation of Government Post- Petroleum Subsidy Intervention
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 This paper investigated the political economy of mass transit programme in Nigeria using federal government post-petroleum subsidy removal intervention as a case study. The primary objective of the study is to determine the impact of the intervention on the socio-economic and mobility hardship that resulted from the removal of the subsidy. With the aid of secondary and primary sources of...
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Authors Chukwuemeka Eze Malachy, Fidelia O. NwobiRead Journal Click Here
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From Civil War to Political Parties: A Comparison of Insurgent Movements in West Africa, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire, and their Metamorphosis into Political Parties
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 The aim of this article is to look at the transmutation of former rebel groups into political parties in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire afterlong bloody civil wars that claimed thousands of lives in West Africa. One of the foci of post-conflicts transformation is peacebuilding that has many features such as the organization of free and fair elections in o...
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Authors Dele OgunmolaRead Journal Click Here
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Election and Voting behaviour of FELDA Settlers in Felda Chini Pahang, Malaysia
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 This study examines the reasons of FELDA settlers vote for a party and factors that influence the voting behavior of FELDA settlers in Felda Chini, Pahang. Chini (N23) is one of the FELDAs with majority Malay voters and most of the general elections in this area in the past were won by the Barisan Nasional (BN) including during the last general election in 2013. BN was also victorious in...
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Authors Nurul Saadatun Nadiah Mohd Ngah, Ilyas AbdullahRead Journal Click Here
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Democracy, Terrorism and the Paradox of Insecurity Vortex in Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 13 Issue: 7 This study examines security challenges in Nigeria and its growing effects in the nascent democracy. The cardinal objective of this study is to juxtapose the interconnectivity between Democracy, Terrorism and the insecurity vortex in Nigeria. Using a dynamic generalized method of moments panel data analysis, the study finds that political instability arising from the absence of an enviab...
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Authors Joseph Okwesili NkwedeRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 43 to 51
Terrorism and Humanitarian Crisis in Nigeria: Insights from Boko Haram Insurgency
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 This paper explores the humanitarian impact of terrorism in Nigeria from the standpoint of Boko Haram insurgency. This is against the backdrop of the rising spate of violent attacks orchestrated by members of the Islamic sect in the northern part of the country over the years. By way of scholarly exegesis and empirical evidence, predicated on secondary sources, the paper posits that the ...
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Authors Okoli, AlChukwuma, Iortyer, PhilipRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 39 to 50
Levels, Causes and Consequences of the Fear Phenomena: Findinngs from a Pilot Study in Tanzania
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 14 Issue: 1 According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Tanzania is the most democratic nation in the East Africa region, although according to UNDP (n.d.) popular attitudes towards democratic practice in the country are ambivalent (Sunday Citizen, 15/01/ 2012). A comparative civic study done by Riutta (2007) concluded that Tanzanians were generallyinterested in politics. Despite this there is als...
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Authors Simeon Mesaki, Edmund MatotayRead Journal Click Here
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Ethnicisation of Violent Conflicts in Jos?
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 13 Issue: 7 For over a decade now, violent conflict has been a recurring decimal in Plateau State, most especially in Jos the state capital. However, some commentators have examined the simmering conflicts in Jos by adopting mono-causal perspective. Anchored on eclectic model of conflict analysis and with heavy reliance on secondary data, this study examined violent conflict in Jos. The study found ...
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Authors Joshua, Segun, Jegede, Ajibade Ebenezer,Read Journal Click Here
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Page No. 37 to 42
Corruption Identified As a Major Determinant of the Rule of Law in the Emerging Nigerian Democracy
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 13 Issue: 7 Corruption is a universal crime that pervades every human society. The “inseparable†relationship between mankind and corruption is akin to that of a goat and a yam. The distasteful and unpleasant practice that entails the use of entrusted powers for private gain compromises justice; impedes the rule of law and act antithetically to good governance. Though, c...
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Authors Timothy F. Yerima, E.A. OdikeRead Journal Click Here
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From Fry Pan to Fire or From Fire to Fry Pan: A Comparative Critique of Competency of a Child Witness in Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 13 Issue: 7 This paper takes a comparative critique of the Nigerian Evidence Acts 2004 and its 2011 counterpart. Specifically, the paper seeks to tackle the question whether the controversial issues raised against the provisions on competency of a child witness under the 2004 Act have been resolved or they are still rearing their ugly heads under the 2011Act. In tackling this question, the paper rel...
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Authors Timothy F. YerimaRead Journal Click Here
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Interrogating Nigeria’s Governance Failure through the Prism of Insecurity
Published In: GJHSS Part: F: Political Science Volume: 13 Issue: 7 The minimum requirements of a social contract are supposed to be delivered by the State, especially one in which democracy and good governance hold sway. Nigeria has never had this; and certain social, political and economic indicators predispose scholars and observers to speculate that Nigeria is destined for classification as a failed state. It has, however, been affirmed that the prim...
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Authors Mike Opeyemi, OmilusiRead Journal Click Here
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