Abstract
Bu yazı, Nijerya’da demokrasi ve demokratikleşme ile ilgili teorik ve kavramsal konuları ele almaya çalışmaktadır. Demokrasi ve onun ideal uygulaması Nijerya toplumu üzerine yerleştirilebileceği bir öncül üzerinde kurulmuştur. Özellikle kavram çağdaş kültüre eşanlamlı hale gelmiştir. Sadece demokratik kiracıların değil, aynı zamanda da kültürlü olanların da sadık olduğunu ileri sürmektedir. Dahası, mevcut demokratik hükümdarlıkta, Nijerya öyle ya da böyle demokratik olmayan eğilimleri yaşayan zayıf demokratik kültürle birlikte yaşamaktadır. Bir yandan Nijerya’yı usule dayalı demokratik minimuma gömülmüş demokratik modelle ve diğer taraftan hibrid rejim tipolojilerinin rekabetçi otoriterliği ile karşılaştırmak, senaryoyu daha iyi anlamamızı sağlamalıdır. Makale ayrıca, sosyo-ekonomik durumlarla, dolayısıyla zayıf demokratikleşmeye yol açan zayıf siyasal kültüre bağlı olarak Nijeryalı siyasi manzara ortamı üzerinde duruyor. Bulgular, demokrasi ve demokratikleşmenin gamine bir toplum için tüm paydaşlar tarafından daha da güçlendirilmesi gerektiğini göstermektedir.
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References
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Abstract
This paper seeks to address theoretical and conceptual issues on democracy and democratisation in Nigeria. It’s built on the premise upon which democracy and its ideal practice could be enthroned on the Nigerian society, especially as said, the concept has become synonymous to bandwagon of modern culture. It posits that not only are democratic tenants adhered to, but cultured. Moreover, in the current democratic dispensation, Nigeria is in one way or the other experiencing un-democratic tendencies, coupled with poor democratic culture. Contrasting Nigeria with embedded democratic model of the procedural democratic minimum on the one hand and competitive authoritarianism of the hybrid regime typologies on the other hand should give us further understanding of the scenario. The paper further argues on the milieu of Nigerian political landscape as it grapples with socio-economic situations coupled with poor political culture, hence leading to poor democratisation. The findings demonstrate that democracy and democratization need to be further strengthened by all stakeholders for a gamine society.
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References
- Collier, R.B. (1999). Paths toward democracy: the working class and elites in Western Europe and South America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Dahl, R.A. (1989). Democracy and its critics. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press.
- Diamond, L. (2002). Elections without democracy: thinking about hybrid regimes. Journal of Democracy, 13(2), 21-35.
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- Levitsky, S. and Way, L. A. (2006). Competitive Authoritarianism: The Origins and Dynamics of Hybrid Regimes in the Post-Cold War Era. Retrieved from http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/24290/Levitsky-Way-Stanford.pdf
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- Merkel, W. (2004). Embedded and defective democracies. Democratization, 1(5), 33-58.
- Munck, G.L. (2009). Measuring democracy: a bridge between scholarship and politics. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Omotola, J. S. (2010). Elections and democratic transition in Nigeria under the Fourth Republic. African Affairs, 109(437), 335–553.
- Schmitter, P. C and Karl, T. L. (1991). What democracy is. . . and is not. Journal of Democracy, 2(3), 75-88.
- Schumpeter, J. A. (2003). Capitalism, Socialism and democracy. London : Routledge.
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- Whitehead, L. (2002). Democratization theory and experience. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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| Publication Date | July 30, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |
