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Dictators and Democracy in African Development
This book argues that the structure of the policy-making process in Nigeria explains variations in government performance better than other commonly cited factors.
Contemporary Nigerian Politics
Looks at how Nigeria's political parties compete for power in a context of transition, terrorism, and religious and ethnic tension.
Constituents Before Assembly
When building democracy through new constitutions, the level of participation matters more than the content of the constitution itself. This book examines this theory.
Intelligence and Information Policy for National Security
Building on Goldman’s Words of Intelligence and Maret’s On Their Own Terms this is a one-stop reference tool for anyone studying and working in intelligence, security, and information policy. This comprehensive resource defines key terms of the theoretical, conceptual, and organizational aspects of intelligence and national security information policy. It explains security classifications, surveillance, risk, technology, as well as intelligence operations, strategies, boards and organizations, and methodologies. It also defines terms created by the U.S. legislative, regulatory, and policy process, and routinized by various branches of the U.S. government. These terms pertain to federal procedures, policies, and practices involving the information life cycle, national security controls over information, and collection and analysis of intelligence information. This work is intended for intelligence students and professionals at all levels, as well as information science students dealing with such issues as the Freedom of Information Act.
Africa Is Not for Sale
The African continent is for sale and on its way to being owned by the superpowers. Quincy S Jones makes that bold assertion in this book, noting that those signing the sale contracts are dictators willing to kill anyone in return for fistfuls of money. The question is: Will the African people allow this to happen? In calling attention to the stakes, the author seeks to answer questions such as: • How have dictators come to power throughout Africa? • What role does the military play in Africa? • What can be done to stem rampant corruption? • What role does populism play in Africa’s politics? The author also examines the role that guns play in everyday life, the recent military coup in the West African state of Mali, and how various nations have responded to military coups. Ultimately, the author concludes that the only way for Africans to control their destiny is to: • Unite against their dictators. • Build liberal democracies across the continent. • Build an African Défense Alliance “A.D.A” & one currency for Africa to be named “Africa”.
Africa is NOT for sale
The African continent has never been proffered upon the bazaar of imperial titans by its own peoples; alas, it has been—and remains—dangled for auction by those who subjugated its inhabitants, ruling them through the iron fist of tyranny and terror, wielded by the machinery of militarism, armaments, and legions sustained from the very coffers of the people's toil and the bounties of their homeland. This resplendent continent, teeming with the vigor of youth in the majority of its denizens, is paradoxically governed by despots whose years have eclipsed eighty, or seventy in the most merciful of reckonings. The earth, once vast and welcoming, has constricted around its young, in this beaut...
Constitutional Ratification without Reason
This volume focuses on constitutional ratification, the procedure in which a draft constitution is submitted by its creators to the people or their representatives in an up or down vote determining implementation. Ratification is increasingly common and routinely recommended by experts. Nonetheless, it is neither neutral nor inevitable. Constitutions can be made without it and when it is used it has significant effects. This raises the central question of the book: should ratification be recommended? Put another way: is there a reason for treating the procedure as a default for the constitution-making process? Surprisingly, these questions are rarely asked. The procedure's worth is assumed, ...
Nigeria and the Nation-State
Nigeria, despite being the African country of greatest strategic importance to the U.S., remains poorly understood. John Campbell explains why Nigeria is so important to understand in a world of jihadi extremism, corruption, oil conflict, and communal violence. The revised edition provides updates through the recent presidential election.
