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Party systems: an exploratory study of the impact of the two-party framework on the political attitude and behavior of the electorate in the Nigerian Third Republic

John Ikechukwu Ekwuocha-1996-01-01-Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library)
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The study examines the records of the Nigerian party systems in creating a propitious or volatile political environment for political campaigns and elections. It brings together the literature and cross-sectional survey data on individual and group political attitudes and behavior, and on the effect of the Nigeria party system on political attitudes of the electorate.\nWhy is party competition in Nigeria strongly associated with ethnic belonging and why is it accompanied with so much violence? This study explores the question by illuminating and probing the motivations and incentives of the party systems, their patterns of political socialization and mobilization, as well as their impact on the electorate. It also approaches the question by focusing on political culture which defines the context in which changes occur and the style they take.\nIn the final analysis, the study argues that party identification or loyalty and political behavior are influenced and shaped not just by politi

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The study examines the records of the Nigerian party systems in creating a propitious or volatile political environment for political campaigns and elections. It brings together the literature and cross-sectional survey data on individual and group political attitudes and behavior, and on the effect of the Nigeria party system on political attitudes of the electorate.\nWhy is party competition in Nigeria strongly associated with ethnic belonging and why is it accompanied with so much violence? This study explores the question by illuminating and probing the motivations and incentives of the party systems, their patterns of political socialization and mobilization, as well as their impact on the electorate. It also approaches the question by focusing on political culture which defines the context in which changes occur and the style they take.\nIn the final analysis, the study argues that party identification or loyalty and political behavior are influenced and shaped not just by politi

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