Guarding the 'Guardians

A Prognosis of Panacea for Evolving Stable Civil—Military Relations in Nigeria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2340679
AutoresEmmanuel O Ojo (0000-0003-4430-6354, University of Ilorin, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen35
Número4
Páginas688-708
Fecha de publicación2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArmed Forces & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0095327x08330813
OpenAlexW2003093332
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas25

Of all new states in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Nigeria qualifies as one that has suffered recurring praetorianism. Nigeria was under firm military autocracy and absolutism for a longer period than civil rule. It is against this background that transitions from the military to civil rule in 1999 made the polity heave a sigh of relieve. However, the performance of the civil government is now a serious concern because of the system's inability to nurture and sustain democracy. Thus, this article reviews all previous coups and attempts an in-depth analysis of salient factors that may be a harbinger of democratic reversal. This paper infers that the performance of the state makes the military an alternative that is only waiting for another auspicious period to terminate the fledging democracy. The article calls for an increase in social spending if the so-called dividend of democracy will make Nigerians a catalyst for democracy

Autocracy · Civil society · Civil–military relations · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Nigerians · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Rule of law · Sociology · State (computer science) · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East