Problematic Democracy: Nigeria and Russia in a Comparative Context.
This article compares democracy in Nigeria and Russia. Although universal democracy is often associated with Western liberal values such as egalitarianism, secularism, equality and free markets, individual countries of the world has 'domesticated' democracy to 'suit' their values and local contents....
| Publicado en: | Journal of Pan African Studies Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 82 - 103 |
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Journal of Pan African Studies
Apr2018
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| Sumario: | This article compares democracy in Nigeria and Russia. Although universal democracy is often associated with Western liberal values such as egalitarianism, secularism, equality and free markets, individual countries of the world has 'domesticated' democracy to 'suit' their values and local contents. Thus, this paper contends that while Nigeria and Russia manifest some outward paraphernalia of democracy such as constitutionalism and periodic elections; several core elements of democracy are missing in both. The paper concludes that while democracy is an antithesis in Nigeria; it is an oxymoron in Russia. |
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