Encountering the Nigerian State
Thisvolume advances extant reflections on the state constituted as the Ur-Power in society, particularly in Africa.It analyzes how various agents within the Nigerian society'encounter' the state - ranging from the most routine form of contact to thespecta
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Africa Connects Garth Myers (University of Kansas) and Martin J. Murray (University of Michigan), Series Editors This scholarly series stands at the intersection of globalization and development studies, examining the social, political, and economic effects of these processes on the African continent. For advocates and critics alike, globalization and development are inescapable “facts of life” that define the parameters of social action not just in Africa but throughout the world. Yet while academic debates and policy discussions careen between praise and criticism, too little attention is given to how these processes actually operate in African settings. Rather than simply reacting to the mainstream scholarly literature, books in this series seek to creatively engage with contemporary debates as a way of developing new perspectives that establish and analyze the linkages between globalization and development.
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Encountering the Nigerian State Edited by
Wale Adebanwi and Ebenezer Obadare
ENCOUNTERING THE NIGERIAN STATE
Copyright © Wale Adebanwi and Ebenezer Obadare, 2010. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-62234-0 All rights reserved. First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-38403-7 ISBN 978-0-230-10963-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230109636
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Encountering the Nigerian State / edited by Wale Adebanwi & Ebenezer Obadare. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-38403-7 1. Nigeria—Politics and government—1993–2007. 2. Nigeria—Politics and government—2007– I. Obadare, Ebenezer. II. Adebanwi, Wale. JQ3030.E53 2010 966.905⬘4—dc22
2009044853
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: July 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For Adigun Agbaje, Teacher, Mentor, Friend.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction: Excess and Abjection in the Study of the African State Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi 1
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Deconstructing “Oluwole”: Political Economy at the Margins of the State Olawale Ism
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