Cycle of Bad Governance and Corruption

Suleiman, Mohammed Nuruddeen; Karim, Mohammed Aminul

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“…The long and endemic cycle of corruption and bad governance in the country are pernicious to the consolidation of democracy and peace in the country (Fagbadebo 2007;Suleiman and Karim 2015). This is because the negative impact of corruption and bad governance undermines and compromises the effectiveness of democratic and public institutions; it also affects public confidence and trust in the government to deliver responsible governance, transparency, and the rule of law, which are keys towards ensuring a peaceful and consolidated democracy (Dandison 2021).…”

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Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Jatau,

Maza

2023

Religions

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This study looks at the relationships between religion, democracy, and peace. It is based on this premise that this article examines how religion is used to consolidate democracy and promote peace in societies, using Nigeria as its framework of analysis. Using the qualitative method of analysis where emphasis is placed on primary and secondary documents, which involve articles, reports, and newspaper articles triangulating with key informant interviews (KIIs) and stakeholder analysis, the findings of this article suggest that religion plays a significant role in the consolidation of democracy and peace given its important place in advocating some principles and ideals of democracy, which involve equity, fairness, freedom, pluralism, respect for diversities, and defending minority rights, amongst others. However, challenges associated with the weaponization of religion to pursue selfish political agenda and interests by both religious and political elites in Nigeria has become more of a norm than what is expected between both variables. This has helped in the creation of a hostile and unstable political environment, and in the pervasion of democratic and political institutions and agencies responsible for promoting accountable leadership, good governance, representative governance, political interference, and repressive policies, limiting the rights and freedoms of citizens who continue to impede the enhancement of a strongly consolidated democratic culture and peace in transition democracies such as Nigeria. This article suggests the need for relevant actors to ensure that institutions of the state are strengthened to provide the dividends of democracy. This can be achieved by addressing the challenge of the negative use of religion by the elites to advance unholy political interests and agenda. It is also important to create machinery to address the structural problems that breed poverty; political, economic, and social exclusion; and human rights abuses, limiting political and electoral freedoms. Addressing these challenges also requires relevant stakeholders and actors to understand that the process is multi-pronged, which also requires acknowledging, accommodating, and accepting individual and group diversities and, above all, requires the patience and the political will of these actors to ensure its actualization. Addressing these concerns will significantly strengthen and enhance the consolidation of democracy and peace in fragile and transition societies.

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Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Jatau,

Maza

2023

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“…Thus, the region became one of the most impoverished areas in Nigeria, facing extreme inequalities with bottomed human development indicators. The extremist organizations then capitalized on such fragile conditions for recruitment and securing local supportmaintaining the 'disorder' (David et al, 2015;Anugwom, 2018;Suleiman & Karim, 2015). Similarly, the Lake Chad Basin was once well-known for exporting food products, including millet, sorghum, and livestock herding and fishing.…”

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Countering/Preventing Violent Extremism in Nigeria, Somalia, and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis

Sulaiman¹

2022

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After a two-decade-long War on Terror (WoT), the world still faces the threat of violent extremism and terrorism. The persistent presence and spread of violent extremism have attracted academic and policy debate on countering the threat. The deep roots of violent extremism are embedded in the state fragility, where extremist elements have exploited the political, economic, socio-cultural and security fault lines in their own favor. The efficacy of kinetic means has undoubtedly resulted in averting the threat; however, there is a need to have a long-term policy to counter and prevent violent extremism by addressing its root causes. With regards, this paper analyses the cases of Nigeria, Somalia, and Pakistan. Despite being situated in two different regions, the selected countries have been affected by the threat of violent extremism, mainly associated with their state fragility. The paper argues that to counter and prevent the threat of extremism, it is necessary to understand its linkages with ‘state fragility. It further discusses that the linkage can enable policies to counter and prevent violent extremism in an effective and sustainable manner.

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“…There is a plethora of literature that has established the role of political maladies like corruption, political instability, repression of opposition and poor governance as drivers for extremism or terrorism (Campos & Gassebner, 2007;Suleiman & Karim, 2015;Simpson, 2014). These findings can be contextualized in Bangladesh as well given how political factors like corruption, weak state apparatus and marginalization of the opposition are persistent in the country.…”

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Addressing the political dynamics of radicalization leading to religious extremism in Bangladesh

Arefin

Ritu

2021

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When radicalization and religious extremism is predominantly perceived through the prism of ‘9/11’ and/or ‘Post-Soviet Muslim radicalization’, there is a danger of oversimplifying the phenomenon of extremism for majoritarian Muslim societies like Bangladesh. To understand the dynamics of religious radicalization, it is imperative to devise a political genealogy and identify both micro and macro level political drivers of radicalization by addressing the political histories, catalysts, and risk factors related to religious extremism. Considering the paucity of research on this particular area, this paper sets out to understand and address the political drivers that facilitate the process of radicalization leading to religious extremism in Bangladesh. Adopting qualitative approach, this paper has conducted content analysis of pertinent secondary sources based on predetermined sets of categories for analysis. The results indicate that explicit support by the military rulers for Islamic orthodoxy, culture of political opportunism in democratic regimes and weak governance are some of the major political drivers of radicalization and religious extremism in the country. At a regional and global level, insurgency and separatist movements in neighborhood countries, global political environment of confrontation between the West and the Muslim World and the identity politics altogether fostered radicalization leading to religious extremism in Bangladesh.

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Cycle of Bad Governance and Corruption

Cited by 20 publications

References 28 publications

Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Countering/Preventing Violent Extremism in Nigeria, Somalia, and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis

Addressing the political dynamics of radicalization leading to religious extremism in Bangladesh

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