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FIRST SEMESTER
- GOV 001: ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT
- GOV 002: FUNDAMENTAL OF GOVERNMENT
SECOND SEMESTER
- GOV 003: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
- GOV 004: AFRICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
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GOV 001 — Elements of Government
1. Nature of Government and Politics
- Definition of government and politics
- Rationale for studying government as an academic discipline
- Definition of politics. Debate on the scientific status of politics
- Methods and approaches to the study of government and politics:
- Philosophical,
- Normative,
- Institutional,
- Historical,
- Comparative,
- Qualitative and Quantitative,
- Behavioural,
- Empirical
- Relationship between the study of government and politics and other academic discipline e.g. History, Law, Economics, Geography, Sociology and Psychology
- Scope of government and politics:
- Political theory
- Political economy
- International relations
- Public Administration and local government
- Comparative politics
- studies
- National politics
2. Basic Concept of Government
- Power
- Influence
- Authority
- Legitimacy
- Sovereignty
- Nation
- Political culture
- Political socialisation
- Political participation
3. The State, Structure and Types of Government
- The nature, purpose and function of the modern state
- Theories of the state
- Characteristics of the state
- Types of state
- Unitary
- Federal
- Confederal
- Structure of government
- The executive
- The legislative
- The judiciary
- Functions, relationships, strengths and weaknesses
- Types or systems of government
- Parliamentary
- Presidential
- Monarchy
- Authoritarian
- Totalitarian
- Oligarchy
- Aristocracy
- Military
4. Constitution and Constitutionalism
- Definition of Constitution and Constitutionalism
- Types of Constitution
- Written and unwritten
- Unitary and federal
- Rigid and flexible
- Relationship between Constitution and Constitutionalism
- Features of Constitutionalism
- Rule of law
- Separation of power
- Supremacy of the Constitution
- Fundamental human rights
- Independence of the judiciary
- Checks and balance
- Constitutionalism: myths and reality
5. Governance and Citizenship
- Meaning and nature of governance
- Difference between government and governance
- Democracy and democratisation
- Citizenship: Who is a citizen?
- Ways of acquiring citizenship
- Rights of citizen
- Duties and obligations of a citizen
GOV 002 — Fundamentals of Government
1. Political Ideas and Thoughts
- The concept of ideology: meaning, nature and functions of ideology
- Types of ideology
- Communalism
- Feudalism
- Capitalism and Imperialism
- Fascism and Nazism
- Nationalism
- Marxism, Socialism and Communism
- Totalitarian
- Anarchism
- Globalisation
- Political thoughts: social contrast theory as advanced by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Aquinas, Jean Jacque
- Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham
2. Political Parties, Party System and Pressure Groups
- Definition and functions of political parties
- Organs of political parties
- Types of political parties
- Party system and types of party system
- Relationship between party system and political parties
- Meaning, types and functions of pressure groups
- Mode of operation and tactics of pressure groups
- Comparison between political parties and pressure groups
3. Public Opinion and Propaganda
- Definition, functions and measurement of public opinion
- Meaning and nature of propaganda
- Functions, tactics and strategies of propaganda
4. Elections and Electoral System
- Definition of election
- Meaning of suffrage
- History and evolution of suffrage
- Types of suffrage
- Purpose of election
- Condition for free and fair election
- Meaning and types of electoral system
- Electoral institutions
- FEDECON
- NECON
- NEC
- INEC
- Factors militating against free and fair elections
5. Political and Social Change
- Meaning and nature of political and social change
- Reactionary change
- Reformatory change
- Revolutionary change
- Concept of stability and instability
- Terrorism and insurgency
- Military intervention in politics
- Theories and causes of military intervention
- Civil-Military relation
6. Public Administration
- Definitions
- Theories of public administration
- The organisation and structure of public administration
- Bureaucracy: concept, features, strengths and weaknesses
- The Civil Service: characteristics and functions
- The policy process: formulation, implementation and evaluation
- Public corporation
- Local government administration
7. International Relations
- Definition
- Differences between international relations and international politics
- Foreign policy and its determinants.
- Globalisation
- History, structure, achievement and failure of international organisations:
- ECOWAS
- African Union
- Commonwealth of Nation
- United Nations Organisation
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Bank
GOV 003 — Nigerian Government and Politics
1. Pre-colonial System of Government in Nigeria
- Hausa/Fulani
- Yoruba
- Igbo
2. Colonial Administration in Nigeria
- Indirect rule system
- Nationalism — rise, growth and effects
- Constitutional development in Nigeria 1914-1960
- Constitutional development in Nigeria 1960 to present
3. Development of Political Science in Nigeria
- Colonial and first republic political parties
- The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
- The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM)
- The National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon (NCNC)
- The Action Group (AG)
- The Northern People’s Congress (NPC)
- The NEPU, UMBC, NNDP, NDC, UNIP
- Second Republic Political Party
- The National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
- The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
- The Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP)
- The Great Nigerian People’s Party (GNPP)
- The People’s Redemption Party (PRP)
- The National Advanced Party (NAP)
- Third Republic Political Parties
- The National Republican Convention (NRC)
- Social Democratic Party (SDP)
- Fourth Republic Political Parties
- The All People’s Party (APP)
- The Alliance for Democracy (AD)
- The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
- The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
- The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
- The All Progressive Congress (APC)
- The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)
4. Election and Electoral Processes in Nigeria
- Historical background of election in Nigeria
- Types of electoral system in Nigeria
- Party politics in Nigeria
- General elections in Nigeria: 1959, 1964, 1979, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015
- Problems of elections in Nigeria
5. Major Political Crisis in Nigeria
- Aba women riot of 1929
- The Kano riot of 1953
- Action Group crisis of 1962
- The census crisis of 1962/1963
- Nigerian-Biafran civil war 1967-1970
- Electoral crisis in Nigeria: June 12,1993. 2011 post election violence
- Niger Delta crisis
- Boko haram terrorism
6. Military Rule in Nigeria
- Background of military rule in Nigeria
- Structure of military regime
- Reasons for military intervention/coup d’etat
- Military regimes: Ironsi, Gowon, Muritala, Obasanjo, Buhari/Idiagbon, Babangida, Abacha, and Abdulsalami Abubakar
- Achievements and failures of military rule in Nigeria
- Military disengagement from politics: transition to civil rule programme of military regime and military professionalism
7. Nigerian Foreign Policies
- History and objectives
- National interest and its determinants
- The determinants of Nigeria’s foreign policies
- Evaluation of Nigeria’s foreign policies by regimes
GOV 004 — African Government and Politics
1. Africa before European Invasion
- Pre-colonial system and contact consequences
2. Colonialism in Africa
- Reasons for European expansion in Africa
- The scramble for and partition of Africa at Berlin
- Colonialism in Africa
- Apartheid regime in Africa
- Africans resistance to colonialism
3. Colonial System of Administration in Africa
- Indirect rule system
- Policy of assimilation and association
4. Colonial Development in Selected West African Countries
- Nigeria
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
- Ghana
- The Gambia
5. The Nationalist Movements in West Africa
- French and British nationalist movements compared
6. Military Interventions in Africa
- Nature of African armies at independence
- Nature of post-colonial politics in Africa
- Military intervention in selected African countries: Nigeria Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Egypt, Congo, etc.
- Characteristics of military rule in Nigeria
- Disengagement of military from politics: Transition programmes
7. Democratisation and the Political Process in Africa
- Nature of democratisation and political process
- Democracy and human rights in a
- Evaluation of the democratisation process
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