Crude oil extraction in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria generates 96% of all foreign
earnings and 85% of state revenues, making it crucial to the survival of the Nigerian state …

Conflicts have always been an integral part of the history of mankind. However, in the period
from the onset of the 1990s up until the early 21st century, the paradigm shifted from a Cold …

Objective The policy implemented in Israel with the purpose of eradicating the COVID‐19
pandemic restricted Israeli citizens' individual freedom. During this period, Israel was …

This article revisits the legitimacy question as it touches the Nigerian 1999 Constitution,
bringing to the discourse a review and application of pertinent theoretical perspectives on …

This paper uses interview as the primary source of its data, and the analysis of newspaper,
journal articles textbooks and other resources as secondary data. Hence, this study seeks to …

This article critically analyzes the link between state legitimacy and the steady rise in identity-
based political conflicts in Nigeria. It argues that underlying the varieties of identitybased …

Among several socio-political phenomena in post-colonial Africa which have produced
destabilizing effects on the region's quest for sustainable democracy and development is …

Among the lasting consequences of colonialism is the creation of a hybrid state structure that
replaces the legacies of the precolonial indigenous social authority patterns with new …

Nigeria is a hotspot for numerous conflicts, especially in the postcolonial times. These
intractable conflicts include ethnic, religious, political, sectarian, communal, Settlers-Natives …

How can effective and legitimate governance be ensured where state institutions are weak?
This is a key question for domestic and international politics. One answer to this question …