A Historical and Sociological Study of the Nigerian Air Force (1962 – 1970)
Politics, Ethnicism and Army Influence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Akali Omeni (0000-0002-2282-6626, University of St Andrews, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 340-359 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2022.2145830 |
| OpenAlex | W4309622913 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The Air Force in Nigeria is a compelling subject for sociological enquiry, with an entirely different formative process to the Army. At its inception in 1964, Army officers, not career airmen, commanded the force until 1975. However, whereas the Army cast a long shadow over NAF identity, the Air Force had other institutional pathologies. The “Quota System” of ethnicized recruitment within the military, introduced to balance out ethnic representation, was one such issue. The paper examines how this system, along with the tumultuous politics of 1960s Nigeria, ethnicism and Army influence, shaped the NAF’s formative years
Aesthetics · Ethnic group · Formative assessment · Identity (music · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Representation (politics · Shadow (psychology · Sociology · Subject (documents · African history and culture studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |