Nigeria: Globalisation and democracy

This paper from the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication examines the links between and impact of globalisation and democratisation in Nigeria. It shows that while in several instances globalisation has led to the adoption of many neo-liberal economic and political policies, its impact on the country's democratisation processes has been dismal, and the country has joined the global network without adequate preparations. It argues that Nigeria has much to gain in the global network but concerted efforts must be made to transform all its civic and democratic institutions to help to sustain the current democratisation as well as contain the discontents of hyper globalisation.