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Richard Joseph´s seminal 1987 book Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria represented a watershed moment in the understanding of the political dynamics of Nigeria. This groundbreaking collection brings together scholars from across disciplines to assess the significance of Joseph´s work and the current state of Nigerian politics.

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Preface - Larry Diamond Introduction: Democracy and Prebendalism: Emphases, Provocations, And Elongations - Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi PART I The Roots of Neopatrimonialism: Opposition Politics and Popular Consent in Southwest Nigeria - Leena Hoffmann and Insa Nolte Prebendalism and the People: The Price of Petrol at the Pump - Jane Guyer and LaRay Denzer Prebendal Politics and Federal Governance in Nigeria - Rotimi Suberu Elite Competition, Institutional Change and Political Responsibility - E. Remi Aiyede Beyond Prebendal Politics: Class and Political Struggles in post-Colonial Nigeria - ´Kunle Amuwo Positions of Security and the Security of Position: Bureaucratic Prebendalism Inside the State - Olly Owen PART II Hausa Traditional Political Culture, Islam and Democracy: Historical Perspectives on Three Political Traditions - Muhammad S. Umar Mediating Justice: Youths, Media and ´Affective Justice´ in the Politics of Northern Nigeria - Conerly Casey Decolonization, Ethno-Regionalism, and the Origins of Federalism in Nigeria - Olufemi Vaughan The Precariousness of Prebendalism - David Pratten PART III: reconsiderations Epilogue - Richard Joseph

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REMI AIYEDE Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria CONERLY CASEY Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA LARAY DENZER Independent Scholar LARRY DIAMOND Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, USA LEENA HOFFMANN Senior Lecturer in African Studies, Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham, UK JANE GUYER George Armstrong Kelly Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University, USA RICHARD JOSEPH John Evans Professor of International History and Politics, Northwestern University, USA INSA NOLTE Senior Lecturer in African Studies, Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham, UK OLLY OWEN Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Oxford University, UK DAVID PRATTEN University Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Director of African Studies Centre, Oxford University, UK SANI UMAR Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Northwestern University, USA ROTIMI SUBERU Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and Bennington College, USA OLUFEMI VAUGHAN Geoffrey Canada Professor of Africana Studies & History, Bowdoin College, USA

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