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Those Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones Anna had the feeling of anger inside of her, boiling up like a soup sitting on a stove. She felt alone and she was desperate for love. As she lay on the sand in front of her house, she couldn’t help but look back on all the times she and Sam
Political Culture and Participation in Nigeria
Any country’s political culture reflects the impact of its history on the way people think about politics and their society as a whole. In Nigeria’s case, the lack of unity and support for the regime and, at times, for the very existence of Nigeria have plagued it since the country gained its independence. What’s more, the actions of the elite since 1960 have undoubtedly left the country more alienated and polarized than it was forty years ago. That alienation and polarization, in turn, are reflected in what average people do politically, thus adding yet another strain to an already overloaded system. Mass Political Culture
As with most third world countries, there have been no systematic studies of Nigerian political culture even though most observers are convinced that it is one of the most important causes of its fluid, unstable politics. Therefore, all we can do here is outline the broad themes those observers point to.
First and most obviously, there is little that most Nigerians like about their political system. Things did not start that way. A few polls done in the early 1960s suggested that Nigerians had a greater sense of nationhood than did people in most of the third world. One 1962 survey found that only 16 percent of those sampled had trouble thinking of Nigeria in national terms. Similarly, three quarters of that same sample felt that Nigeria had "made progress" over the past five years and two-thirds thought if would continue to do so in the five years to come.
However, that early optimism did not turn into sustained support for any of the country’s regimes. If anything, Nigerians have grown more skeptical
Political Culture and Participation in Nigeria
Any country’s political culture reflects the impact of its history on the way people think about politics and their society as a whole. In Nigeria’s case, the lack of unity and support for the regime and, at times, for the very existence of Nigeria have plagued it since the country gained its independence. What’s more, the actions of the elite since 1960 have undoubtedly left the country more alienated and polarized than it was forty years ago. That alienation and polarization, in turn, are reflected in what average people do politically, thus adding yet another strain to an already overloaded system. Mass Political Culture
As with most third world countries, there have been no systematic studies of Nigerian political culture even though most observers are convinced that it is one of the most important causes of its fluid, unstable politics. Therefore, all we can do here is outline the broad themes those observers point to.
First and most obviously, there is little that most Nigerians like about their political system. Things did not start that way. A few polls done in the early 1960s suggested that Nigerians had a greater sense of nationhood than did people in most of the third world. One 1962 survey found that only 16 percent of those sampled had trouble thinking of Nigeria in national terms. Similarly, three quarters of that same sample felt that Nigeria had "made progress" over the past five years and two-thirds thought if would continue to do so in the five years to come.
However, that early optimism did not turn into sustained support for any of the country’s regimes. If anything, Nigerians have grown more skeptical