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Party Politics And Electoral Violence In Nigeria
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1.4 Research Questions
The research study will be guided by the following questions:
1) What is the relationship between party politics and electoral violence in Nigeria?
2) What is the relative effect of intra-party crisis on democratic process in Nigeria?
3) To what extent do the activities of political parties promote democratic consolidation in Nigeria?
1.5 Significance of the Study
The
study has both theoretical and practical significance. Theoretically,
the study has the potential of contributing greatly to existing body of
literature on elections and political violence. This work will provide
the student of political science and political history, the needed
framework for tackling the issues of electoral violence in future
elections.
Practically, this research work will be of interest to
Nigerian government, especially House Committee on electoral matters,
Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) like the Independent
Electoral Commission (INEC), States Independent Electoral Commissions
(SIEC) etc. The findings of this study will also provide valuable
information in articulating potential policies that will help address
the problems of political parties and electoral violence.
Finally, to
the readers and researchers, this would make useful contributions to
any study on same topic or any related topic on party politics and
electoral violence.
1.6 Scope of the Study
The scope of the
study defines the research boundary. Therefore this study encompasses
party politics and electoral violence in Nigeria vis-Ã -vis the party
politics, the electoral process and the challenges of political parties
in Nigeria.
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