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What is Democratic Peace

Chapter 22
Insights and Explorations in Democracy, Political Unrest, and Propaganda in Elections
An assumption of the inevitability of peaceful coexistence of people in democracies.
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Patrimonialism, “Godfatherism,” and Elections in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
Abidemi Adegoke (Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8629-0.ch022
Abstract
Theoretically, democracy and political unrest are inversely related. Practically, however, political unrest is becoming a recurring occurrence in some democracies. This contradictory feature of contemporary human society informs the attempt made by this study to explain the nexus between “godfatherism,” patrimonialism, and election on one hand; and the impact these have on enduring unrest in the Nigerian political system. The study, using the elite consensus or group cohesion typology as a framework of analysis and mixed research methods, explained the inevitability of “godfatherism” in the Nigerian political space and the impact their unregulated engagements have, alongside the fragile nature of the Nigerian state on political unrest in the Fourth Republic. Having established the foundations of recurring political unrest, the study calls for a wide range of reform in the political, economic, media, and civil society space and further entrenchment of democratic ethos through purposeful political education of citizens.
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Democratic Peace Theory and Its Role in Practice on the Way of Providing International Security and Cooperation
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Chapter 1
The Main Principles of Democracy and Its Role in Global Development
The theory that although democratic states sometimes wage wars against nondemocratic states, they do not fight one another.
Published in Chapter: The Main Principles of Democracy and Its Role in Global Development; From: Global Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights: Problems and Perspectives
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The States as the Main Actors of the World Politics
The theory that although democratic states sometimes wage wars against nondemocratic states, they do not fight one another.
Published in Chapter: The States as the Main Actors of the World Politics; From: World Politics and the Challenges for International Security
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Global Security and Political Problems of the 21st Century
The theory that although democratic states sometimes wage wars against nondemocratic states, they do not fight one another.
Published in Chapter: Global Security and Political Problems of the 21st Century; From: World Politics and the Challenges for International Security
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Chapter 8
Main Characters of Globalization in the 21st Century
the theory that although democratic states sometimes wage wars against nondemocratic states, they do not fight one another.
Published in Chapter: Main Characters of Globalization in the 21st Century; From: World Politics and the Challenges for International Security
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