Whilst state building and nation building are often used interchangeably in current debates, they have not always been perceived as synonymous. The role of youth in nation building the qualities of tomorrows leaders lies in the characters of todays followers according to nigerias national youth development policy 2001, the youths comprise all young persons of ages 18 to 35, who are citizens of the federal republic of nigeria. Nation building is therefore the product of conscious statecraft, not happenstance. Nigeria can be conveniently located and interpreted in the ggt. Its main proponents included such leaders of the american academic community as karl deutsch, charles tilly, and reinhard bendix. Nigerian education is that education is simply a tool for nation building. Background to military rule the attainment of independence was a landmark not only in the history of nigeria s nation building but the countrys history as a whole.
It is argued that ethnicity is not necessarily incompatible with nationalism and nation building. Ph d department of religion and cultural studies university of nigeria, nsukka. Ethnicity and nationalism both play a role in nation state formation. Historicaldescriptive approach was used as a method of data collection and analysis which aided in drawing relevant conclusions.
The issues the use of human rights to rebuild a nation can be controversial. In other words, we nd no evidence that nationbuilding policies have prevented civil war in postcolonial africa despite numerous e. Pdf federalism and the challenges of nation building in. In the building of the us nation and others, aboriginal nations were erased or marginalized. The nigerian experience stephen ifeanyi okorie registry department nigeria police academy, wudil, kano state. Nigeria and the challenges of nation building in the 21st century ele samson department of history, faculty of arts and social sciences, gombe state university, gombe, nigeria email. Nigeria and the challenges of nation building in the 21st century. It embodies such elements as national integration, poverty reduction.
Click download or read online button to get nigeria an experiment in nation building book now. We take just a few for constraints of time and space. The efforts to build one indivisible nation from the several ethnic. Nationbuilding and abandoned structures in nigeria blueprint. In nigeria, the issue of collective bargaining was provided for under the labour act cap 198 laws of the federation 1990. The united states can influence and strengthen another countrys nation building efforts. But all these emphasis was only placed on just one aspect of nation building national integration leaving the others. Nationbuilding concepts paper pazifikinformationsstelle. Nationbuilding is the process through which these majorities are constructed. It concludes by making some useful recommendations. It is beset with crises of nation building and development, triggered by its refusal to confront the national question germane to its survival as a plural country. This paper examines the strategies and tactics of government bureaucrats.
Okeshola, phd department of sociology, ahmadu bello university, zaria, nigeria abstract. When babangida became the head of state in 1985, nigeria was faced with serious nation building challenges such as that of governance, corruption, transparency and democracy. The media, with specific reference to the collective entity of newspapers, radio, television and the international network internet, play a very important role in national development. The meanings of these terms became more confused when they were translated into different languages. In a pluralist society like nigeria, challenges pitfalls of nation building are enormous. The implications of girlchild education to nation building in the 21st century in nigeria poverty, girls get withdrawn from schools so as to help to supplement family income through hawking, trading or even working on the farm so as to support the family. But nation building by one nation may destroy others. There is a range in the extent to which host nation leaders have engaged in nation building projects. Tsav faculty of education, nasarawa state university, keffi, pmb 1022 abstract.
Sinclair dinnen australian national university, canberra 1. Unfortunately, over the years, especially in nigeria, the role of political scientists in nation building has been surreptitiously scuffled through a deliberate constitutional design to permeate. The findings revealed that nigeria has lost traction in its attempt to achieve nations development because of politics, ethnicity, socioeconomic inequalities. Leadership challenges, mass media and nation building. Aug 05, 2019 through their innovation, creativity, and hard work in music, film, literature, and the arts, these dynamic young nigerians are clearly in the forefront of nation building and national development. The role of education in promoting national integration or in assessing ethnocentric feelings among educated people is discussed. Nationbuilding aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run. Quality control, public policy implementation, nationbuilding. Postcolonial experiences and lessons from tanzania, kenya, south africa and namibia mandela institute for development studies youth dialogue 34 august 2016 dar es salaam, tanzania authored and presented by tatenda g. It was the belief of nigerian nationalists that federalism will foster nation building in nigeria, but. Be that as it may, this research aims at examining the contents of religion and its place in nation building towards sustainable development in nigeria.
Since the past four decades, nigeria has embarked on series of development plans to fasten the rate of economic growth and improve the standard of living of the people. The nation is a daily newspaper published in lagos, nigeria covering nigeria news, sports, breaking news, politics, sports, fashion. From time immemorial the desire to build a just, orderly, peaceful and progressive society has been uppermost in the minds of nigerian leaders. A nation building strategy for nigerias federalism nanji umoh, phd and ezekiel major adeyi, phd department of political science, faculty of social sciences, university of jos, jos, nigeria abstract federalism was adopted for nigeria to effectively manage her multinationalities through negotiations and compromises. Lack of security of lives and property of the citizenry is a severe hindrance to meaningful development.
When does it choose to physically remove the noncore group, by exchange, deportation, or killing. That is, we briefly highlight the factors that impede effective nation building in nigeria, as well as the need for civic training as a way of achieving nation building in nigeria. Nationbuilding and abandoned structures in nigeria april 27, 2017 blueprint letters 0 by most accounts, the swelling sites of abandoned structures across major cities in nigeria arent just eyesores, but are equally physically and environmentally dangerous to the wellbeing of the nigerian populace. The course also focuses on nation building, the various policies nation states have pursued toward different noncore groups over the 19th and 20th centuries in their efforts to make the borders of the state coincide with that of the nation. Nation building never stops and true nation builder never rest because all nations are constantly facing up to. The meanings of these terms became more confused when they were translated into.
The focus of this paper was to show the instrumentality of youth empowerment to nation building in nigeria. Overview of the building and construction sector in the nigerian economy ademola adeagbo. Religion as a catalyst of nation building in nigeria net. The thrust of this paper therefore is to examine the pattern of rural and community development in nigeria, especially in those areas which have the greatest impact. Nation building is constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state. From time immemorial the desire to build a just, orderly, peaceful and progressive society has been uppermost in. Nation building aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run. National interest and national development in nigeria. It is noteworthy that nigeria has gone through four national development plans in. It takes a look at why insecurity remains unabated in nigeria.
In this article, we define nation building as all efforts made towards national integration, cohesion and national unity. According to harris mylonas, legitimate authority in modern national states is connected to popular rule, to majorities. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Thus, the paper argues that there is positive relationship between political socialization and nation building.
Nation building was heavily discussed in the 1950s and 1960s and carried a strong conceptual link to modernisation theories of. Federalism and nationbuilding in nigeria longdom publishing sl. The first leadership challenge is one of illiteracy. However, it is difficult to speak about nation building in those two countries, as their nations. They are each functional to political stability and, therefore, to civil peace and to the ability of individual.
Nation building never stops and true nation builder never rest because all nations are constantly facing up to new challenges. Whilst current foreign policy and popular culture tends to conflate the two terms, it is also possible to argue that statebuilding and nationbuilding are opposing forces ottaway 1999. Oct, 2014 the process and challenges of nation building 1. National development involves changes or advancement in a nation aimed at improving the political. Nigerian women, politics and nation building, by olusegun. So the parents are the first teachers of the children. However, when the benefits that such rights can bring to society are considered, it becomes apparent that their introduction into postconflict nations can help to secure lasting peace. Trade unionism, collective bargaining and nation building 141 nlc or agency.
On august 27, 1985, majorgeneral ibrahim babangida carriedout a coup detat against the then military ruler of nigeria, general muhammadu buhari. As the storms are gathering and the agitations to put an end to the reign of power addicts become palpable and the shrilling voices of hitherto reclusive persons become restless and proactive, insisting that the structure of nigeria must be determined on a different basis of. Elements of free world policy and the forthcom ing book the african presence in world affairs. May 15, 2015 but all these emphasis was only placed on just one aspect of nation building national integration leaving the others. Ahmedgamgum mnim consultancy services unit, taraba state polytechnic. Policy on education 6 that the federal government of nigeria has adopted. Thus, the place of religion in addressing national issues has become questionable. In section 2 we examine the nine nationbuilding policies in detail. The paper adopted analytical approach and essentially relying on textbooks, journals, articles, magazines, newspaper publications and past researches. The main reason for the putsch was the believe that the buhari regime had no plan to return nigeria to civilian rule. The role of nysc in nationbuilding efforts myschoolgist.
Nigeria an experiment in nation building download ebook. The religious base when the patriarchs disobeyed gods law he banished them. A literate and educated person is also a mentally liberated person. He headed two special united states missions to nigeria in connection with the ni gerian development plan, and is the author of the recent book africa and the west. Some have clear ideas about how to proceed and are actively working toward nation building goals but could benefit from assistance. Nationbuilding is so crucial a project that requires the services of many actors to achieve. Feb 05, 2015 despite the prospect of nigerias nation building after the civil war, there were some challenges. Cultural pluralism, reconstructive education and nation. Such challenges include that of corruption, ethnicity, governance and religion. Nation building, the simultaneous allocation of economic and military aid in con ict environments, has cost the world trillions of dollars over the last half century. We measure nation building using a threeway interaction term of. In the wealth of literature on state failure, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the question of what constitutes state success and what enables a state to succeed.
Although closely related and often both required in countries with weak states and little sense of shared community, these processes are also distinct. The paper also highlights the factors that impede effective nation building in nigeria, as well as the need for civic training as a means of achieving national integration and nation building in nigeria. Security, development, leadership, nation building, peace. The impact of military rule on nigerias nation building. Mukwedeya phd candidate, university of the witwatersrand. Mar 24, 2018 that is why i insist that 2019 provides a litmus test for nigerian women in politics and governance generally. But the implications from a careful study of nation building should be of interest to both policy makers and academics. Nationbuilding, the american way fas,orgmaneprintcarson. Apart from this, the country was beset with various nation building challenges that the junta had no clearcut answers to. Nigerias national identity crisis is commonly referred to as the national question. Nations are built by men and women who have the will and vision to accomplish. In order to get nigeria out of the political morass that it.
The main reason for the putsch was the believe that the buhari regime had no plan to return nigeria to. Previous studies are cited to illustrate the problems among ethnic groups and the educational history of nigeria. In this paper we estimate the growth e ects of nation building using a forty ve year crosscountry dataset. A theory of nation building assimilation and its alternatives in southeastern europe abstract under what conditions does a state target a noncore group with groupspecific assimilationist measures instead of accommodating it. Aug 08, 2015 the role of youth in nation building the qualities of tomorrows leaders lies in the characters of todays followers according to nigerias national youth development policy 2001, the youths comprise all young persons of ages 18 to 35, who are citizens of the federal republic of nigeria. The national youth service corps nysc was introduced in 1973 as a mandatory oneyear scheme, aimed at involving nigerian graduates in efforts to fasttrack the countrys development and strengthen its unity. Problems and challenges of nation building in nigeria. The first challenge was the over stay of the military rule. National interest, nation, foreign policy, national development, states.
Pdf nigeria as a nation has faced severe tests and trials in the drive towards nationhood. The process and challenges of nation building williams a. This was a new type of nation state, because its people were not all of the same ethnicity, culture, and language, as had been thought to be the case in the early defining of the concept of nation state. The paper sets out to find out how federalism in nigeria has helped in nation building or national integration.
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