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Book Reviews
A Review of Ruth Murambadoro, John Mashayamombe, and uMbuso weNkosi (eds.), The PhD Experience in African Higher Education (London: Lexington Books, 2022).
by Rosette Sifa Vuninga
In the end, the book is more about the silences it produces around the power dynamics between the researcher, the researched, and the higher educational institutions in (South) Africa.
Essays
Researching Community Engagement Against Violent Extremism: Lessons from the Field in Northern Ghana
by Hippolyt Pul
Although data analysis is ongoing, research-based observations and insights from study communities are already very instructive regarding the state of unpreparedness of frontier communities to prevent or counter VE infiltration into Ghana.
Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections
A Goal-Means Analysis of Security in Political Parties’ Manifestos for Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election
by Ridwan Abiola Kolawole
Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999 after decades of military authoritarianism, Nigerian politics have been characterized by different issues, especially weak infrastructure, poverty, and crises in the economic and educational sectors.
Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections
Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Which Way Democracy?
by Gbemisola Animasawun
Nigerians will reaffirm their democratic vows by trooping to vote on February 25 and March 11, 2023, in the third civilian-to-civilian transition since the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1999.
Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections
2023 Presidential Elections and Nigeria’s Humanitarian Crises
Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections
2023 Presidential Elections Pollsters and the Risk of Post-Election Violence
by Gbemisola Animasawun
Mindful of the fact that the 2011 election was “the best run and the most violent” based on lives and belongings lost, I posit that both active and latent causes of potential post-election violence in 2023 deserve attention.
Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections
Civil Society’s Contributions to Youths and Gender Participation in Nigeria’s Electoral Process: Gaps and Prospects
by Fisayo Ajala
The elections not only present an opportunity for political change, but the outcomes would also impact Nigeria’s youth population, including the extent to which their voices are heard and their interests represented.
Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections
Nigerian Youths’ Participation in the 2023 Elections: Defying the Odds and Forging Ahead