Travails of the secular State: Religion, politics and the outlook on Nigeria's Third Republic
This article attempts to support the thesis that the Third Republic of Nigeria, scheduled for 1992, is likely to witness a lessening tension between religion and politics. In essence, the argument is that the politics of religion has been more obtrusive under military than under civilian rule. In co...
Published in: | The journal of Commonwealth and comparative politics |
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Cass
1990
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The journal of Commonwealth and comparative politics
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Further subjects: | B
Zweiparteiensystem
B Nigeria Internal policy Innenpolitische Lage / Development Militärherrschaft Religion Religious policy One-party systems Zweiparteiensystem Religiöse Faktoren B One-party systems B Einflussgröße B Religion B Military dictatorship B Nigeria B Religious policy B Internal policy |
Summary: | This article attempts to support the thesis that the Third Republic of Nigeria, scheduled for 1992, is likely to witness a lessening tension between religion and politics. In essence, the argument is that the politics of religion has been more obtrusive under military than under civilian rule. In conclusion, it is argued that the outlook for the Third Republic is optimistic. The demands of the proposed two-party system would ensure that the two parties would be under pressure to formulate platforms that would appeal to the broadest spectrum of voters. This could rule out or minimize political campaigns along religious lines. (Documentatieblad/ASC Leiden) |
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ISSN: | 0306-3631 |
Contains: | In: The journal of Commonwealth and comparative politics
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