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Nigeria Political System And The Impacts Of Ethnicity
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1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
To
evaluate the impacts of ethnicity and religion in the politics of
Nigeria, this study intends to provide answers to the following research
questions;
• What is the relevance of religious groups on the political processes in Nigeria?
• Ethnicity and Religion; are they distracting factors to the political processes in Nigeria?
• Ethnicity and Religion; are they the basic causes of political conflicts in Nigeria?
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
This study will be based on the following assumptions;
1. Ethnicity and Religion have strong impacts on the politics of a nation
2. The influences posed by ethnicity and religion on the political processes of a nation are not always negative
3.
Leadership choices of the members of a country‟s population are as a
result of the ethnic and religious classes they belong to.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
work will succinctly and specifically cover the historical and present
perspective of the Nigeria political system and the impacts of ethnicity
and religion on it. The work will also cover some of the political
challenges that have been encountered within the political system of
Nigeria over the years.
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The following are the constraints and shortcomings which the researcher encountered in the course of the study
1.7.1
Time Factor: This was the major constraint I encountered was carrying
out the research in conjunction with my other academic engagements.
1.7.2
Cost expenditures were incurred in the course of exhuming relevant
facts from various sources till the completion of this research work.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.8.1
Sub-nationalism: is the movement of people to exit or pursue
independent state hood or regional autonomy within a multi-ethnic,
multi-religious state. We also refer to sub-nationalism as a movement or
revolt of peoples against the unitary nature of state, reinforced by
indigenous rights and contention of power. Sub-nationalism leans to
mobilization and ethnocentrism for political and economic advantage of
one ethnic group against another.
1.8.2 Ethno-religious conflicts
refer to all conflicts which regiments primordial identities of a group
in competitive relations with other groups or disputes arising from
ethnic and religious differences. Such conflicts are often associated
with ethnic or religious sentiments.
1.9 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
Chapter one is the introductory section which contains Background to the study, statement of
research
problem, research questions, significant of the study, scope and
limitation of the study, operational definition of terms and plan of the
study
Chapter two contains Literature review, conceptual framework and theoretical framework
Chapter
three contains Research methods, research design, area of study,
research population, method of data collection, Data Analysis and
Technique.
Chapter four contains data representation and interpretation of findings.
Chapter five contains the summary and recommendations.
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