Encountering the Nigerian State

This volume advances extant reflections on the state constituted as the Ur-Power in society, particularly in Africa. It analyzes how various agents within the Nigerian society ‘encounter’ the state – ranging from the most routine form of contact to the spectacular. While many recent collections have reheated the old paradigms – of the perils of federalism; corruption; ethnicity etc, our focus here is on ‘encounter’, that is, the nuance and complexity of how the state shapes society and vice-versa. Through this, we depart from the standard state versus society approach that proves so limiting in explaining the African political landscape.

Key Features

• Pages: 292
• Publication date: 2010-06-15
• Language: EN

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