Temporal dynamics of solidarity and corruption-reporting practices
An appraisal of Durkheim’s theoretical assumptions in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6030880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johnson Oluwole Ayodele (0000-0002-1297-4043, Lagos State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 241-257 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2019.1670618 |
| OpenAlex | W2977854341 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
This article reviews how citizens’ corruption-reporting practices have challenged some established assertions of the classical thoughts of Durkheim on solidarity to trigger ‘imodoye’ – the third-tier solidarity in Nigeria. Gleaning data from secondary sources, it acknowledges the disclosure-fostering bonds of the mechanical (first-tier) solidarity and the disclosure-suppressing anomie of the organic (second-tier) solidarity. The widely presumed contempt of Buhari for impunity and his use of whistleblowers to make criminals refill the treasury they had treacherously emptied distinguish ‘imodoye’ solidarity as a new norm of reward-driven and disclosure-enabling anticorruption proposal. This article concludes that rewards neutralize the fear of reprisal and intensify the culture of whistle-blowing. The government should establish Imodoye Public Agricultural Settlement Agenda (IPASA) as a prison-extension facility for productive-payback services and Ownership Verification Number (OVN) to make anti-graft agencies track criminal investment of stolen money in the real-estate corridor
Criminology · Economics · Epistemology · Language change · Law and economics · Linguistics · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Solidarity · African cultural and philosophical studies · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Law · Philosophy
Morality as a Cultural System
The theory of planned behavior
Sticking Together or Falling Apart?
Global Solidarity
L’éducation morale
Corruption as a challenge to global ethics
The Concept of Solidarity
Measuring Local Corruption in China
The Division of Labour in Society
Inside Organic Solidarity
When corruption fights back
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
Imagining Solidarity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |