African Journal of Politics and Administrative Studies
Journals,Research,Seminars.Ebonyi State University. e-ISSN: 2787-0359, p- ISSN: 2787-0367
Rev. ODOH, S. I. Ph.D.1 Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Chilaka, Francis C.2 Department of Political Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka Email: karaiie@yahoo.com Abstract The Bush National Security Strategy -was an ambitious defence and foreign policy strategy that upended the fundamental basis of US foreign policy held for over 50 years by…
NWOGBAGA, DAVID M. E. Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Abstract The essence of Nigeria-Israel relations has been questioned since the two countries established diplomatic ties; little wonder then that Nigeria’s foreign policies towards Israel scarcely gains national consensus, instead, they are dichotomized along diverse interests. This paper was an attempt to critically…
KENNETH IGBO NWOKIKE Lecturer in History and International Relations Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria. Abstract Over the years attention of scholars has been on the impact of globalization on developing economies, yet little effort is directed to its impact on the advanced economies. Globalization from the perspective of international integration of markets for goods and…
NWORI BENJAMIN, CHUKWUMA1 NDABA, MARTIN O.2 Department Of Political Science, Ebonyi State College Of Education, Ikwo Abstract Election and all the procedures for selecting people into positions of authority are integral part of every political system. The essence of the institutionalized process of election is to determine popular choice of representative democracies. Participation or voting…
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THE IMPERATIVES OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA REV. ANTHONY IDEDE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY ABAKALIKI Abstract Peace is the prime value in contemporary Nigeria today, the most valuable “public good”, but yet the most elusive. This paper tried to identify and clarify the place of tradition in the…
NWOBASHI HUMPHREY NWEFURU Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Abstract This paper focused on the litany of ethnic separatist agitations that had dotted the Nigerian political landscape since colonial era till date. The quick resort to extreme strategy of secessionist threat or attempt at the slightest ethnic group provocation has made the “national…
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S. N. NWAMBE Department of Public Administration Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Abstract Public enterprises in the development of Nigerian economy attracted much attention and public debate. The participation of government in the provision of infrastructural facilities such as water, railways, electricity, bridges, roads, ports and airports for the overall development of the economy dates back…
ITUMO ANTHONY Department of Political science Faculty of Social Sciences Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Abstract This paper examines the implications of the Niger Delta conflict on national development in Nigeria. The Niger Delta conflict has witnessed unprecedented spate of violent conflict in the last decade, all efforts to manage the conflict seem to have failed…
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NGWUTA Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Abstract This work examines the concept of democracy, democratic legitimacy and accountability, using the 2007 general election as its focus. The research reveres that democracy that is generally accepted as the type of government representing the majority and deriving its legitimacy from the collective sovereignty of…
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EGWU IBIAM O.1; UDEUHELE G.I.2 Department Of Political Science, Faculty Of Social Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakauki Abstract This article on “The bourgeois state and peripheral underdevelopment: A critical view “, is an effort at synthesizing the role of the bourgeois state in the crises of development being witnessed among most, if not all peripheral…
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