About Security, Democratic Consolidation and Good Governance. Romania within European Context. Book Review for the volume Despre securitate, consolidare democratica si buna guvernare: Romania in context regional, author Ciprian Iftimoaei, Lumen Media Publishing, Iasi, Romania

Goke Adegoroye, Restoring Good Governance in Nigeria (Vol. 2): Leadership & Political Will. Lagos: Prestige Imprint, Kachifo Limited, 2015, pp. 186, ₹941.64.

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Book Review: Geoffrey Pridham (ed.), Securing Democracy: Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe (London: Routledge, 1990, 227pp., £35.00 hbk.)

Millennium Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1177/03058298900190030217 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 518-520

Author(s):

Terry Mulhall

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Democratic Consolidation ◽

Southern Europe

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Book Review: A. Carl LeVan (Ed.), Dictators and Democracy in African Development: The Political Economy of Good Governance in Nigeria

Insight on Africa ◽

10.1177/0975087817707640 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 222-225

Author(s):

Sharkdam Wapmuk

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Political Economy ◽

Good Governance ◽

The Political ◽

African Development

A. Carl LeVan (Ed.), Dictators and Democracy in African Development: The Political Economy of Good Governance in Nigeria, Cambridge, New York, 2015, pp. 282, US$ 31.99, ISBN: 978-1-107-08114-7

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14. Democratization and Regime Change

Politics in the Developing World ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198737438.003.0014 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Lise Rakner

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

International Development ◽

Regime Change ◽

Developing World ◽

Good Governance ◽

Democratic Consolidation ◽

Governance Regime ◽

Measuring Democracy ◽

Recent Trends ◽

Autocratic Regimes

This chapter explores the link between democratization and regime change in the developing world. It begins with a discussion of theories of democratization, along with recent trends and understandings of democratic consolidation. It then considers variations within democratic and autocratic regimes and the different ways of measuring democracy. It also examines how domestic and international factors interact to affect politics in developing countries in general and processes of democratization in particular. Finally, it evaluates international dimensions of democratization, focusing on the significance of democratization for international development. It reflects on how the global good governance regime is adopting to a world that is no longer bipolar and in which U.S. (Western) hegemonic power is reduced.

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Book review: Rajvir S. Dhaka, Right to Information and Good Governance (Revised and Enlarged Edition)

Indian Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/0019556119844583 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

pp. 591-593

Author(s):

Anuja Thapar ◽

Suhasini Yadav

Keyword(s):

Good Governance ◽

Publishing Company ◽

New Delhi ◽

Right To Information

Rajvir S. Dhaka, Right to Information and Good Governance (Revised and Enlarged Edition). New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 2018, v +342 pp., ₹1,500 (hardback). ISBN-13: 978-93-5125-291-7.

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Politics, ethno-religious conflicts and democratic consolidation in Nigeria

The Journal of Modern African Studies ◽

10.1017/s0022278x02004172 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 115-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Ukoha Ukiwo

Keyword(s):

Good Governance ◽

Social Groups ◽

Democratic Consolidation ◽

Military Regime ◽

Religious Groups ◽

Religious Conflicts ◽

National Question ◽

Central Argument ◽

Democratic Stability ◽

Violent Conflicts

This article examines the explosion of violent ethno-religious and communal conflicts in Nigeria, contrary to the widespread expectation that the inauguration of the civilian administration would usher in democratic stability. The nature of the politics of the transition programme and the reluctance of the post-military regime to address the national question have led to the resurgence of social groups that make demands for incorporation and empowerment. The central argument is that unbridled competition for power, and the failure of government to deliver democratic dividends, have resulted in violent conflicts, especially between ethnic and religious groups, endangering the country's nascent democracy. Good governance, especially accountability, transparency and equity, would restore governmental legitimacy, inter-ethnic and religious harmony and promote democratic consolidation.

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