Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Competition in a Time of Transition and Terror

by A. Carl Levan

Book Overview

In 2015, Nigeria's voters cast out the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Here, A. Carl LeVan traces the political vulnerability of Africa's largest party in the face of elite bargains that facilitated a democratic transition in 1999. These 'pacts' enabled electoral competition but ultimately undermined the party's coherence. LeVan also crucially examines the four critical barriers to Nigeria's democratic consolidation: the terrorism of Boko...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108459749
• ISBN13: 9781108459747
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"