Federalism in Nigeria's New Democratic Polity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6376557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Isawa Elaigwu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 73-96 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a004948 |
| OpenAlex | W2170951754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
In the aftermath of military rule, Nigeria's new civilian, democratic federal system is highly centralized while also being fragmented subnationally. There is much pressure to reconstitute the federal system, devolve powers, provide for a more equitable distribution of natural-resource revenues and other revenues, and use states to advance ethno-religious identities. Although federalism is likely to survive in Nigeria, political leaders need to develop a culture of intergovernmental consultation and cooperation in order to solve the federation's problems more peacefully and expeditiously
Decentralization · Democracy · Economics · Federalism · fiscal federalism · Military rule · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Revenue · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Public Administration · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religion, Society, and Development
Between Democracy and Federalism
Identity capital and Biafra activism in Southeast Nigeria
Federal Presence in Higher Institutions in Nigeria and the North/South Dichotomy
Territorial Pluralism
Shari'ah in Northern Nigeria in the Light of Asymmetrical Federalism
Federalism and Economic Growth
Ethnic Conflict and Cooperation
Nigeria and the ‘making’ of combative identities
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |