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Sovereign States and Globalization in the New World Order

June 15, 2022June 24, 2022 admin

1Chinedu Okeke Ebenyi 1Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Corresponding Author’s E-mail: neduebenyi2015@gmail.com. Abstract The increasing population and advances in technology are forcing states to be interdependent due to high rising demands for some uncommon solutions to such common problems such as diseases, economic depression, pollution, or some services as collective security, communication,…

AJPAS VOL15(1)

THE DOCTRINE OF FEDERALISM IN A PLURALIST STATE: A STUDY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND DEVOLUTION OF POWER IN NIGERIA

December 10, 2019August 7, 2020 admin

Joseph Okwesili Nkwede1; Aro Gilbert Chukwu2; Iwok Uduak Michael3 E-mails: joseph.nkwede@ebsu.edu.ng; gillyrosey@yahoo.com; uduakiwok2016@gmail.com 1Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki 2Department of Political Science, Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State 3Department of Mass Communication, Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic; Ikot Osurua; Ikot-Ekpene Uyo Abstract The centripetal and centrifugal forces plaguing pluralist states has indeed, become…

AJPAS VOL 12(2)

THE NIGERIAN STATE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF BORDER CONFLICTS: A FOCUS ON AMAGU AND ADADAMA BORDER CONFLICT

December 1, 2018May 12, 2021 admin

OFFOR, E. OGBONNAYA, ITUMO, ANTHONY PhD,NWOBASHI,HUMPHREY NWEFURU PhD & NWOGBAGA, DAVID M.E PhDDepartment of Political Science,Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities,Ebonyi State University, AbakalikiCorrespondence: donogb17@gmail.com +2347064626717 Abstract There exist myriads of conflicts in Nigeria, and these conflicts arise majorly from the struggle in the ownership of land (especially around communal boundaries). Thus, in defence of…

AJPAS VOL 11(1)

HEGEMONISM AND THE DIMINISHING ROLE OF STATES IN THE EMERGING WORLD ORDER: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

June 1, 2017October 7, 2019 admin

Anthony Itumo, PhD1 Aro, Gilbert Chukwu2 Doris O. Onwa3 tonyitumo15@gmail.com aroh.gilbert@funai.edu.ng 1 & 3Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University, P.M.B 053, Abakaliki 2Department of Political Science Federal University NdufuAlike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Abstract The scenario of world politics has been the pre-eminence and preponderance character of the states in the pursuant of their…

AJPAS Vol 10(1)

THE DOMINANT CLASS AND THE STATE IN NIGERIA: A CONFEDERACY OF PROFLIGACY

June 1, 2014October 12, 2020 admin

Okechukwu Egwu Ibiam, PhD Department of Political Science Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo Nigeria e-mail: okeyibiamegwu@gmail.com Abstract The Nigerian state has been persistently referred to as an alien state by all and sundry not because its operators are aliens or non Nigerians. Far from that, it is so because of…

AJPAS Vol 7(1)

STATE AND CRISES OF POLITICAL LEGITIMACY IN AFRICA

January 1, 2014October 8, 2020 admin

Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie1 Department of Political Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka E-mail: AIoysius.okolie@unn.edu.ng 08038119172 Chime, Jide2 Department of Political Science Enugu State University of Science & Technology ABSTRACT The study examined the state and political legitimacy in Africa. The problem of the study is to evaluate the nexus between the low autonomization of the state…

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