Essays about: "Politics in Nigeria"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Politics in Nigeria.
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1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE
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2. Digitalised Combats and Their Impact on Social Sustainability in Kenya and Nigeria
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : In our era, digital technology is one of the fastest-changing areas. It impacts our private life, well-being, economics, politics and warfare. This essay intends to answer how digital transformation affects combats and state and non-state actors and also how these digitalised combats compromise social sustainability. READ MORE
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3. Western paternalism in Africa - A Comparative Case Study of Nigeria and The Republic of Niger on Gay Rights
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis examined the influence of Western paternalism on the adoption of gay rights by Nigeria and the Republic of Niger. It seeks to provide an answer to the research question: How has Western paternalism determined Nigeria and the Republic of Niger's positions on the adoption of gay rights? The opposition of gay rights is widespread among African countries, and existing research is yet to provide an encompassing explanation for the trend. READ MORE
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4. Power-sharing, only for majorities? : A discourse analysis about the inclusion of minorities in power-sharing arrangements.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Power-sharing is introduced in ethnic-divided and ethnic-polarised countries with the aim to prevent and/or end conflicts. The purpose is to include different groups in power-sharing positions. READ MORE
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5. Southern Nigeria and the politics of memory: literary accounts on the Biafra war and the minorities’ struggle
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studierAbstract : The Nigeria-Biafra war (1967-70) was a critical event for the country and on an international level: furthermore, it forged forever the memory and narrative of Igbo people, authors, politicians and activists and minority groups. I chose this topic because I have always been interested in how political issues have been represented and argued in literature, how the authors and intellectuals have narrated the struggle and the fracture of such a complex nation as Nigeria and how much powerful collective memory can be for the personal and cultural story of a population. READ MORE
