Essays about: "Nigeria elections"

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1. 1. Media Framing of the Legitimacy of Nigerian Elections in Relation to Stomach Infrastructure

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

   Author : Stanley Aghator; Sarah Kontim Moussa; [2023]
   Keywords : Nigeria elections; Vote-buying; Media framing; Election legitimacy;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to explore the media framing of Nigeria’s 2023 election in relation to votebuying: How did the Nigerian print media portray the legitimacy of the 2023 election in relation to vote-buying? In addressing the research question, Entman’s (1993) framing theory is used. For identifying the themes and patterns around the framing of the election Entman’s four questions, defining the problems, diagnosing causes, making moral judgments, and treatment recommendations, in connection with the existing literature on vote buying are employed. READ MORE

3. 2. Ethnic Sentiments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Akinbolaji Wiwoloku; [2022]
   Keywords : Ethnicity; voting behavior; Multicultural society; Election and Nigeria; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Voting behavior influences the electoral process and voting pattern in every democratic government. When it especially pertains to any multicultural society there is often this global applicability of similar tendency to have similar historical reality when it comes to voting behavior. READ MORE

4. 3. Spilling The Tea On Electoral Violence Prevention : Can technical election assistance prevent electoral violence?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Agnes Cronholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Kenya; Nigeria; Zimbabwe; technical assistance; election violence prevention; electoral governance; international democracy assistance; electoral dispute resolution;

   Abstract : The international community has long sent democracy aid, and technical election assistance (TEA) has become increasingly popular in the last three decades. Despite these investments, little is known about the effects of TEA. READ MORE

5. 4. Women's Role in Preventing Electoral Violence - A Study on the Impact of Women’s Situation Room on Electoral Violence in Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alma Molin Aziegbe; [2020]
   Keywords : Electoral violence; Nigeria; Women; Peace and Security; Gender-based violence; Women’s Situation Room; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the Women’s Situation Room Nigeria, a women-led project aimed to prevent electoral violence and increase women’s participation in elections. The aim of this study is to see what kind of impact this project has had on electoral violence in Nigeria. READ MORE

6. 5. "Democracy on Trial": the Role of the Losers in Post-Election Violence : A Qualitative Comparison of Presidential Elections in Nigeria 2011 and Kenya 2013

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Annette Savoca; [2017]
   Keywords : losers; political minority; elections; post-election violence; democracy; attitudes; supporters; leaders; sub-Saharan Africa; Kenya; Nigeria;

   Abstract : Most of the literature on electoral violence focuses on the role of the incumbents as perpetrators, although taking into account that other actors can play this role. This essay aims at filling the research gap concerning the role of the losers of an election as perpetrators of electoral violence by addressing the research question: “Why do losers of an election engage in post-election violence in some contexts, while in others do not?” I focus on post-election violence, given that it is the timing in which the minorities are most likely to mobilize. READ MORE