THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN NIGERIAN POLITICS AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY FOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Oluwaseun Olawale AFOLABI‚ PhD (in view) (Ibadan) Institut Français de Recherche en Afique (IFRA) - Nigeria Research Fellow‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Nigeria. Abstract Nigeria has a pluralistic State has taken religion to a position of importance in every facet of her politics. The nation is the most populous country in West Africa vest with religious diversities: Christianity
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Role of the Media in American Politics A free and open media is essential to a functioning democracy. Its role in politics is to “encourage democratization‚ strengthen the rule of law and promote institution building” (UN News Center). In order for a democracy to work properly‚ citizens need to be informed on the issues at hand‚ in a fair and unbiased manner‚ so they can make sound decisions as to which candidates to vote for. The role of the media in democracy has been realized since the institute’s
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Your Name (1st and last) Your instructor ’s name to be filled by the Student The Course (this format is as MLA-Modern Language Association style) The Date Role of Women in Pakistani Politics 1) Introduction All countries have a political culture that consists of commonly held values about the nation‚ state‚ regime and more. Political scientists rarely include attitudes toward current leaders or issues in a country’s culture. In many ways‚ a country’s culture is a reflection of the impact of
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The Role of Religion om American Politics As the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution stipulates‚ ”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”. This regulation represents one of the most important principles upon which the American democracy is built: the separation of church and state. Rhys H. Williams and N. J. Demerath III‚ the authors of the article ”Religion and Political Process in an American City”‚ however‚ raise the question
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Role Of Mass Media In Politics In this discussion I call upon two movies as examples and evidence to examine the role of mass media in politics. The two movies I will use for this basis are The Candidate and All the Presidents Men. Today‚ the art of governing a society seems to be much dictated or prescribed by what the assemblage of the citizens of the United States say or express to the mass media. Thus‚ the government and politicians listening to and acting upon our
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Anyone who has been paying a little attention to politics can agree that there are emergent issues subtly but seriously affecting American politics. This paper explores how the Political Action Committee(PAC) and rising polarization both have been persistently eating at the American politics. If addressed‚ the hopes of revitalizing the political processes and/or institutional design will be greatly enhanced.According to the Center for Responsible Politics‚ a super Political Action Committee (Super PACs)
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Role of Media in Politics of Pakistan Definition of Media: The word media is derived from a Latin plural word Medium. Media is a tool which is used to collect and deliver information and data for some specific purpose. Types of Media: There are many types of media; 1. Advertising media 2. Mass media 3. Print media 4. Social media 5. Broadcast media 6. Digital media 7. Electronic media 8. Multimedia 9. News media 10. New media 11. Published media 12. Recorded media 13. Interactive media 14. Hyper
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ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE POLITICS OF PAKISTAN How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! INTRODUCTION: The battle of the sexes is as old as the hills. Since Stone Age‚ even before than that women are considered as weaker sex; therefore they should be subjugated to men. They should work for the betterment of the men folk in their family. In patriarchal societies‚ women are conditioned to accept men as the superior sex. In this regard‚ I have made a couplet:
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THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN NIGERIA POLITICS BY IRABOR IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL. MPA 822. THIS IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA). UNIVERSITY OF BENIN. LECTURER DR EBOHON JANUARY‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION The role of the military in Nigeria politics cannot be over looked. We are going to analyse this issue from 1966-1979‚ 1983-1999 and their role in present
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society which naturally resulted in a diminished role for women. Furthermore‚ it is especially difficult to accurately describe the lives and roles of women considering all historical written evidence from the period was completed solely by aristocratic men. As a result all historians know about women come from a male perspective and is as a result mired in bias. All power within the family lay with the patriarchal figure‚ women served subservient roles and were at every social level considered inferior
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