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Federalism and constitutional change in Nigeria
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Abstract In comparison with established democracies Nigeria is a highly populated and ethnic fragmented state. Therefore after colonial rule and independence a federal constitutional structure was supposed to bring the processes for conflict resolution between the ethnic groups. In 1960 Nigeria started as a ... mehr
In comparison with established democracies Nigeria is a highly populated and ethnic fragmented state. Therefore after colonial rule and independence a federal constitutional structure was supposed to bring the processes for conflict resolution between the ethnic groups. In 1960 Nigeria started as a highly decentralised state and went through important changes until 1999 towards greater centralisation which found its culmination in regular military governments and open conflicts. Until 1999 each constitution promulgated by the military was considered as a step towards the transition to democracy. After the constitution making process, political actors aspired to constitutional reforms in a democratic way. Those attempts at mega constitutional change were not successful, which lead to military coups once again. This paper traces back mega-constitutional change in Nigeria between 1999 until 2007. After a brief introduction the paper proceeds with the foundations of federalism and constitution making in Nigeria. The following three paragraphs deal with the politics of constitutional change in Nigeria from 1999 until 2007. The final part of the paper compares the failure of Nigerian constitutional reforms with the case of Canada. As in the Canadian case, sub constitutional change in Nigeria is presented as a possible answer to demands of reform, instead of mega-constitutional reform.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Nigeria; postkoloniale Gesellschaft; ethnischer Konflikt; politisches System; Dezentralisation; Föderalismus; Konfliktregelung; Verfassungsgebung; Verfassungsänderung; Reform; Verfassung; Demokratisierung; Westafrika; Entwicklungsland
Klassifikation
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 1-14
Zeitschriftentitel
Federal Governance, 7 (2010) 1
ISSN
1923-6158
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)