POLITICAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
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WOMEN AND POLITICS IN IMO STATE
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The concern and desire that women should occupy their rightful position and role in society is not only a core discourse in development studies but in societies like Nigeria a desperate necessity. Historical evidence indicates that African women […]
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AN APPRAISAL OF NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE GOODLUCK JONATHAN ADMINISTRATION, 2011-2015.
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Continents of the world do not exist in complete isolation from each other. The nation-states, which are the main unit of continents, have carried on some of their activities in the world environments. Emezi (1998:193) argued, “nation-states […]
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DEMOCRATIZATION AND MILITARIZATION IN WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the Study Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in 1975 primarily to facilitate economic integration and development in West African sub-region. But over the years, the regional economic organization evolved into regional security organization through its […]
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POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF PDP AND APC (2011-2018).
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study What is meant by democracy and democratic consolidation? Questioning the sufficiency of electoral democracy, democracy entails not only contestation and participation but also the establishment of various sites for maintaining accountability, popular expression, collective action, and a wide […]
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THE ROLE OF FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVERS ON ELECTION CREDIBILITY IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Nigeria’s politics right from the 90s are usually characterized by violence. It has always been a case that if a candidate loses, he and his party members will take to violence to alleviate their dissatisfaction over the election […]
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THE IMPACT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE SOCIETY A STUDY OF NJIKOKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ANAMBRA STATE
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Local government is an administrative body for a small geographic area, such as a city, town, country, or state. A local government administration will typically just have control over its specifically defined geographical region, and cannot pass […]
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA. A STUDY OF THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Democracy is widely acknowledged as the best form of government in most parts of the world today. Elections, which represent the most modern and universally accepted process through which individuals are chosen to represent a body […]
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ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY 2011 to 2015
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Democratic governance with its ideal of elective representation, freedom of choice of leaders, rule of law, freedom of expression, accountability etc has become the acceptable system of government all over the world. It is a form of […]
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GRASSROOT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF ONITSHA NORTH L.G.A. 2012-2017
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Local Government is an institution of government through which affairs of local people are managed under a law made for that reason by the central government to carry out grassroots development. It is a government created for the […]
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INEC AND THE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA A PROGNOSTICATION
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is the institutionalized governmental body established, through the instrumentality of law, to manage the nation’s electoral process. The INEC, as an instrument of processing democratic ideals and structures, is hopefully, expected to […]
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