The precariousness of prebendalism
A critical aspect of Richard Joseph’s argument in <i>Democracy and Prebendal Politics</i> is easily overlooked. His analysis of the short-lived Second Republic (1979–1983) is well-known for identifying access to public office as the dominant political imperative in Nigeria, and that ethn...
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| description | A critical aspect of Richard Joseph’s argument in <i>Democracy and Prebendal Politics</i> is easily overlooked. His analysis of the short-lived Second Republic (1979–1983) is well-known for identifying access to public office as the dominant political imperative in Nigeria, and that ethnic and regional identities became entrenched as a result of this quest for state resources. Less evident, however, is the basic, taken-for-granted motivation that sustains this prebendal system—insecurity. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e00fedb7-f2d9-491e-999a-ccd094dd34332024-05-10T10:27:44ZThe precariousness of prebendalismBook sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248uuid:e00fedb7-f2d9-491e-999a-ccd094dd3433EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordPalgrave Macmillan2013Pratten, DAdebanwi, WObadare, EA critical aspect of Richard Joseph’s argument in <i>Democracy and Prebendal Politics</i> is easily overlooked. His analysis of the short-lived Second Republic (1979–1983) is well-known for identifying access to public office as the dominant political imperative in Nigeria, and that ethnic and regional identities became entrenched as a result of this quest for state resources. Less evident, however, is the basic, taken-for-granted motivation that sustains this prebendal system—insecurity. |
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