Bassey Okon- Master of Science
- University of Calabar
Bassey Okon
- Master of Science
- University of Calabar
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Introduction
Current research interests includes: international Security, governance, international relations.Currently working on
Conflict and regional stability,
African Free trade and regional Integration.
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The Copenhagen school of security changed the long-standing traditional thinking of security that was state-centered. Thus security, from a state-centric view was a Westphalian doctrine that centered on issues of war, interstate rivalry, boundary disputes, foreign policy, arms race, alliance, protection of state and its leaders, etc. The integratio...
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The coming of democracy, into the political landscape of Nigeria, and the admission of Nigeria into
th the democratic class of states on the 29 of May, 1999 was greeted with a euphoria of hope for a new
pattern of national life. Thus after many years of predatory military rule with its coloraries-human
right abuses, economic rape, unlawful impri...
he study, seeks to examine the health and environmental implications of black
The paper seeks to examine the extent to which the Nigerian democratic Fourth Republic has been bastardized by money politics. There were widespread expectations that the arrival of democracy in Nigeria on May 29, 1999, would usher in an era of free and fair elections, tolerance, respect for human rights, and the strengthening of all democratic edi...
Nigerian state manifests in the form of the abandoning of other sectors(agriculture, service, industrial,),since the oil boom, petro-violence/resource war as occurred in the Niger Delta with the bunkering, kidnappings of foreign oil expatriates for ransom, environmental degradation without compensation, corruption, poverty, unemployment, hunger, de...
The scourge of oil theft and it's adverse consequences on the revenue base and development of the Nigerian state brings to bear the phenomenon of "Criminalization of State"by political actors in a typical resource-rich nation plague with the political-economy ailments of resource curse/dutch disease .As a Nation solely dependent on oil as the major...
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The globalized world, a capitalist formation with it's concomitant free flow of goods, services, persons, for the advancement of free trade, technological transfer etc. across national borders for legitimate reasons, also paves the way for the flow of illicit cum transnational organized criminal ventures such as: human trafficking, small arms and l...
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The globalized world, a capitalist formation with it's concomitant free flow of goods, services, persons, for the advancement of free trade, technological transfer etc. across national borders for legitimate reasons, also paves the way for the flow of illicit cum transnational organized criminal ventures such as: human trafficking, small a...
The study seeks to take an interrogative exploration to the post-colonial developmental strides in the Nigerian polity. The political developmental voyage of the country has been a tumultuous experience beginning from slavery to colonialism till the current date. The challenges which confront the Nigerian polity in terms of development, seems insur...
In an interdependent world, sovereign states enjoy the same international law rights as UN members. Article 2 of the UN Charter preserves equality and sovereignty and requires member nations to resolve their issues peacefully without compromising international peace, security, and justice. In an international system, however, where there is no cent...
The end of the cold war bipolar military stand-off between the super powers (United States and Soviet Union) in 1989, brought to international limelight a new and broad ideology on security Thinking. Thus the idea of viewing security in only military terms of territorial integrity, internal insurrection, piling up of weaponry, arm race ,civil war a...
Irredentism,remains an existing feature in global politics. The idea that some states mostly Big powers like Russia, Germany, Italy have in the past experienced breakaway of parts of its country is not to be disputed. The consequences of experiencing a successful secession or self determination means a part of a country with same kinship, belief, s...
Scope Volume 13 Number 02 June 2023511 www.scope-journal.com
Porous Borders , Banditry and Insecurity in Northern Nigeria: A Human Security Perspective in the Country's Fourth Republic
Chimaobi Okorie (PhD)Department Of Social Works University of Calabar Cross River State Nigeria.
Otu Duke (PhD)Department Of Public Administration University of...
After achieving independence from slavery and colonialism, African countries implemented various developmental policies, including import substitution, industrialization, and structural adjustment programs, among others. However, political instability, civil wars, poverty, bad governance, and environmental degradation hindered the continent's progr...
The widespread use of digital currency as an alternative method of payment and an investment tool has led to a growing digital ecosystem over the years. The use of digital currency however has come with perceived threat to the financial sector. Governments around the world are behind the curve, continuing to wrestle with how to develop effective pu...
ne of the threatening and devastating security dilemma, which truncates and O disturbs global peace and security, is the transnational criminal acts of sea piracy. Thus, the international water ways have seen the flow of business, persons, ships for both commercial and mobility reasons, perturbed by attacks from sea pirates. This has manifested mos...
The oil-rich Nigerian state, despite the abundance of oil revenue which contributes about 95% export earning and 40% GDP , is still grappling with myriads of developmental challenges. There is the reasoning that enormous revenue from mineral and other natural resources in the form of financial gains should engender positive development. Such develo...
The impact of terrorism, all over the globe remains unbearable.Globalpeace and security has been perturbed intensively as evident in the pentagon attack of
11th September 2001.It has disrupted human existence,threatened the gains and bounties of civilization,cost lives in many parts of the globe, disrupted economies and businesses, unleashed human...
he study sets out to investigate the extent which the Boko Haram insurgency has T taken a terrible dimension and shift its focus on attacking the Nigerian military/security forces. Thus, as a terrorist group with an ideology of eradicating western edifices and enthroning Islamic doctrine which it pursued with the instrumentality of bombing, killing...
Topic : Nigerian Democracy in a Slippery Hollow Of Insecurity:a case of Conflict-induced Human Security Challenges in the Country's Fourth Republic.
The Fourth Republic Nigeria,that commenced on 29th may ,1999,which many saw as a dawn of a new era of tolerance, flourishing of some democratic tenets like accountability, transparency,good governance...
The introduction of the delegate system in Nigeria political lexicon has become a curse rather than a blessing as seen in the just concluded primaries election,2022.The level of unsavoury display of money and desperation exercised by the two political parties(PDP and APC) aspirants is a threat to our democracy.
th he attainment of democracy on May 29 , 1999 as the beginning of the T fourth Republic, was expected to usher in a new atmosphere of civility, tolerance and the flourishing of Democratic tenets and human security. Based on this reasons and expectations, and following from the perspective of the th social contract theory, the study attempts to asc...
The failure of any state to effectively protect the lives and properties of the citizens spells doom for such a State.Such protection of the State includes, both internal; in the form of curbing and surprising insurrections and rebellion, and external; in protecting the borders/territorial integrity of the state to avoid infiltration of transnation...
