Punctuated Peace in Nigeria’s Oil Region

Okoi, Obasesam

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“…It is pertinent to mention here, that it is these qualities, as well as those of his generosity and equitable sharing of the nation"s wealth-since nation for him always came first -that made the UAE"s citizens" living standards, and their overall happiness levels, a study in significant contrast to several comparable nations. A few cases in point would include Venezuela and Iran (Blandau, 2017), both of which are oil producing nations with far higher oil reserves than the UAE, however, with their internal situations and levels of poverty being a dismal story, as with the case of Nigeria, which too could have had a far better deal, had the leadership been more statesman like, and selfless (Okoi, 2019).…”

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Leadership of the Heart: Lessons From a 21st Century Arab Monarch

James

Saaidi

2023

IJBA

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The past half a century has witnessed a universal and publicly acknowledged bankruptcy of strong ethical and moral leadership within corporations and nations alike, aptly summed up by President Obama in 2009, as: “the attitude that’s prevailed from Washington to Wall Street to Detroit for too long; an attitude that valued wealth over work, selfishness over sacrifice, and greed over responsibility”. Given the deteriorating state of ethical and humane leadership within much of the current crop of leaders of industry and governments, there are a few valuable lessons to be learned from the life and work of Sheikh Zayed, the monarch of the UAE until recently. Most important perhaps, were his traits of selflessness, sharing, consensus building and striving untiringly to uplift those under his care, eventuating in the transformation of the UAE under his watch, from a state of impoverishment to one of prosperity. There is little difference between modern day CEO’s, monarchs and nations’ leaders. However, whilst they all enjoy immense authority and power, how and to what end they use the same is a matter of personal choice, that eventually determines their legacies. As monarch of a fairly new state, despite being relatively free of legal or institutional compulsions, Sheikh Zayed’s choices were always premised on the ‘others first’ principle, that transformed the UAE to its current state. Surprisingly, despite such rare qualities, little has been written about him in the mainstream western academic leadership and ethics literature, which is a shortcoming this article seeks to rectify.

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Leadership of the Heart: Lessons From a 21st Century Arab Monarch

James

Saaidi

2023

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“…The implication is that the non-oil sector grew by 2.32% during the third quarter, and the percentage is driven by the telecoms industry, trade, storage, and agriculture, transportation manufacturing, technical, scientific, and professional services. The rhetoric on economic diversification did not stop crude oil from accounting for an 81.1 percent share in the Nigeria's total exports (Okoi, 2019). The establishment and proliferation of universities in Nigeria had and has positive consequences on the Nigeria educational system.…”

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Merton’s Criticism of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown’s Postulation as a Comparative Analyst to the Nigeria Social System

Bello¹

2020

Tanzania Journal of Sociology

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Structural Functionalism is a broad perspective in sociology and anthropology. It sees society as a structure with interrelated parts.Structural Functionalism assumes the society as a system of interconnected parts (which comprises of constituent elements such as customs, norms, traditions, institutions, etc.) that work together in harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of society by focusing on how each part influences and is influenced by other parts. Fundamental assumptions of the Structural Functionalism can be traced to the Organicism of Comte of early 19th century (and subsequently in the work of Spencer and Durkheim). Timeless analysis by Durkheim and emphasis on social taxonomies (ideal types) by Weber also shape Contemporary Structural Functionalism. The analysis and emphasis influenced the Functional Anthropologists Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) and Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881-1955). This paper takes a look at Merton’s criticism of some of the aspects of Structural Functionalism. The criticism has been seen as conceptual insights that helped give Structural Functionalism a continuing usefulness. Merton’s criticism of Structural Functionalism, particularly that of Malinowski and Radcliffe Brown postulates have been used in this paper to proffer explanation to what is obtainable in the Nigeria social structures and institutions.

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Punctuated Peace in Nigeria’s Oil Region

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Leadership of the Heart: Lessons From a 21st Century Arab Monarch

Leadership of the Heart: Lessons From a 21st Century Arab Monarch

Merton’s Criticism of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown’s Postulation as a Comparative Analyst to the Nigeria Social System

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