Taming the Tiger: Civil-Military Relations Reform and the Search for Political Stability in Nigeria

by Emeka Nwagwu

Overview

Taming the Tiger views Nigeria as a country on the verge of political, economic and social disintegration, the result of political instability. At the core of Nigeria's political instability is the Nigerian military, which ruled the country for nearly thirty of Nigeria's thirty-nine years of post-colonial history, including fifteen years of continuous and uninterrupted rule from 1984-1999. Author 'Emeka Nwagwu compares the Nigerian military to an untamed tiger marauding the jungles, preying on the other animals within its ecological system. This work is a clarion call for civil-military relations reform as a mechanism for arresting the drift toward political instability. According to Nwagwu, unless the military is "tamed," military officers will continue to be a force for instability that would ultimately lead to national disintegration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761824084
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/10/2002
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.84(w) x 8.72(h) x 1.14(d)

About the Author

'Emeka Nwagwu is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Jackson State University, Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Contemporary Africa De Colonization Chapter 3 Territorial and Ethnic Divisions Chapter 4 Political Instability Chapter 5 Lack of Development Chapter 6 Contemporary Nigeria Chapter 7 The Legacy of Military Rule in Nigeria Chapter 8 Untamed Tigers Chapter 9 Why this Contribution Chapter 10 Limitations of this Work Chapter 11 Organization of Book Chapter 12 Notes Chapter 13 Chapter I: Colonialism and the Development of Nigerian Military Institutions; The Development of the Nigerian Military; Recruitment Policy; Recruitment Policy in Preparation for Independence; Soldiers as Social Outcasts; Colonialism and the Nigerian Chapter 14 Chapter II: Abacha: Last Warrior?; Causes of Military Intervention in Nigerian Politics; Cultural Pluralism; Safety and Security of Citizens; Regime Values; Social Mobilization; Multipartism; The Nigerian Syndrome; The Decline of the Nigerian Milita Chapter 15 Chapter III: The Need for Civil-Military Relations Reform in Nigeria; Killing: An Insufficient Deterrent to Military Coups; Prolonged Military Rule; Dominate Influence of the Retired Generals; Leadership Deficit; Old Wine in New Barrels; Official Co Chapter 16 Chapter IV: Military Reform Policy; Economic Sanctions and Political 'stracism; Civil Resistance; Mutiny in the Armed Forces; Objectives of Civil-Military Reform; Elements of the Military Reform Plan; Shared Governance; Balanced Appointments; Creati Chapter 17 Chapter V: Civil-Military Relations Studies; Models of Civil-Military Relations; Traditional or Aristocratic; Democratic; Penetration; Contemporary Models; Subjective- Civilian Control; Objective- Civilian Control; Concordance Model; Structural Mode Chapter 18 Chapter VI: Military and Political Stability; Why Israel?; Civil- Military Partnerships in Israel; The Influence of Zionism Military; Training and Education; Notes Chapter 19 Chapter VII: Rapid Promotions and Out-Placement Systems and Political Stability; Notes Chapter 20 Chapter VIII: Civil-Military Partnership and Political Stability; Role for Former Presidents; Notes Chapter 21 Chapter IX: Conclusions and Epilogue; National Scandals; The Turning Point; The Babangida SAGA; Sharia in One State and Political Stability; The Nationalities Conference; International Organizations and Political Stability; An Equitable System of In