A. Carl LeVan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Nigerian Party Competition in a Time of Transition and Terror (forthcoming) as well as Dictators and Democracy in Africa Development: the Political Economy of Good Governance in Nigeria (2015).Patrick Ukata is the former Director of the American University and American University of Nigeria's Washington Office. He is currently a professorial lecturer at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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• A. Carl LeVan and Patrick Ukata: Introduction Part I: Locating Nigeria in African History 1: Murray Last: From Borno to Sokoto: Meaning and Muslim Identities in Northern Nigeria 2: Nonso Obikili: State Formation in Precolonial Nigeria 3: Shobana Shankar: Precolonial Christianity and Missionary Legacies 4: Wasiq N. Khan: The Atlantic Slave Trade and its Lasting Impact 5: Matthew M. Heaton and Toyin Falola: Colonial Rule 6: Rotimi Ajayi: The Anti-Colonial Struggle in Nigeria 7: Chiedo Nwankwor: Women's Protests in the Struggle for Independence 8: Cajetan Iheka: The Nigerian Novel and the Anti-Colonial Imagination 9: Michael J. Watts: Ecologies of Rule: Politics, Political Economy and Governing the Environment in Nigeria Part II: Political Institutions 10: Eghosa E. Osaghae: The Long Shadow of Nigeria's Military Epochs, 1966-1979 and 1983-1999 11: Olufunmbi M. Elemo: Fiscal Federalism, Subnational Politics, and State Creation in Contemporary Nigeria 12: Joseph Olayinka Fashagba: The Legislatures in the First and Second Republics 13: Rotimi T. Suberu: Legislative Development and Decadence in the Fourth Republic National Assembly 14: Olufemi Vaughan: Sharia Politics, the 1999 Constitution, and the Rise of the Fourth Republic 15: Yahaya T. Baba: Executive Dominance and Hyper Presidentialism in Nigeria 16: Max Siollun: Civil Military Affairs and Military Culture in Post-Transition Nigeria 17: Daniel Jordan Smith: Progress and Setbacks in Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Efforts 18: Patrick Ukata: The Judiciary in Nigeria Since 1999 19: Nkwachukwu Orji: Elections and Electoral Performance 20: A. Carl LeVan and Abiodun Ajijola: Drivers and Dynamics of Electoral Reform, 1999-2015 21: Adigun Agbaje, Adeolu Akande, and Jide Ojo: The People's Democratic Party: From the 1999 Transition to the 2015 Turnover Part III: Civil Society 22: Darren Kew and Chris M. A. Kwaja: Civil Society in Nigeria 23: Jon Kraus: The Political Struggles of Nigerian Labor 24: Garhe Osiebe: In the trenches with Fela: Reassessing Protest Political Music Culture before the Fourth Republic 25: Rita Kiki Edozie: Nigeria's Non-Western Democracy: A Postcolonial Aspiration and Struggle with Opportunity, Conflict, and Transformation 26: Cheryl O'Brien: Women's Contemporary Struggles for Rights and Representation 27: Idayat Hassan: Human Rights Status in Nigeria Since Obasanjo' Second Coming 28: Oliver Owen: Revenue and Representation: The Political Economy of Public Participation Part IV: Economic and Social Sectors: Policies and Peoples 29: Kingsley Moghalu and Nonso Obikili: Fiscal Policy during Boom and Bust 30: Peter M. Lewis: Nigeria's Petroleum Booms: A Changing Political Economy 31: Zainab Usman: The 'Resource Curse' and the Constraints on Reforming Nigeria's Oil Sector 32: Olusoji Adeyi, Oluwole Odutolu, John Idoko, and Phyllis Kanki: Nigeria's Response to the HIV Epidemic Part V: Identity and Insecurity 33: Abimbola O. Adesoji: Islamic Social Movements and Political Unrest in Nigerian History 34: Kyari Mohammed: The Origins of Boko Haram 35: Virginia Comolli: Boko Haram: Indigeneity, Internationalism, and Insurgency 36: Obi Nwakanma: The Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran Secessionist Revival 37: Omolade Adunbi: The Rise and Decline (and Rise) of the Niger Delta Rebellion 38: Kemi Okenyodo: Crime, Cults, and Informal Security 39: V. Adefemi Isumonah: Land, Citizenship, and the Laws of Disenfranchisement 40: Laura Thaut Vinson: Pastoralism, Ethnicity, and Subnational Conflict Resolution in the Middle Belt 41: Oliver Coates: Nigeria and the World: War, Nationalism, and Politics, 1914-1960 42: Elizabeth Donnelly and Daragh Neville: Nigeria and the Commonwealth: Influence by Accident or Design 43: Asonzeh Ukah: Faith, Fame, and Fortune: Varieties of Nigerian Worship in Global Christianity 44: Ian Taylor: he Pathology of Dependency: Sino-Nigerian Relatins as a Case Study

A. Carl LeVan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Nigerian Party Competition in a Time of Transition and Terror (forthcoming) as well as Dictators and Democracy in Africa Development: the Political Economy of Good Governance in Nigeria (2015).Patrick Ukata is the former Director of the American University and American University of Nigeria's Washington Office. He is currently a professorial lecturer at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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• A. Carl LeVan and Patrick Ukata: Introduction Part I: Locating Nigeria in African History 1: Murray Last: From Borno to Sokoto: Meaning and Muslim Identities in Northern Nigeria 2: Nonso Obikili: State Formation in Precolonial Nigeria 3: Shobana Shankar: Precolonial Christianity and Missionary Legacies 4: Wasiq N. Khan: The Atlantic Slave Trade and its Lasting Impact 5: Matthew M. Heaton and Toyin Falola: Colonial Rule 6: Rotimi Ajayi: The Anti-Colonial Struggle in Nigeria 7: Chiedo Nwankwor: Women's Protests in the Struggle for Independence 8: Cajetan Iheka: The Nigerian Novel and the Anti-Colonial Imagination 9: Michael J. Watts: Ecologies of Rule: Politics, Political Economy and Governing the Environment in Nigeria Part II: Political Institutions 10: Eghosa E. Osaghae: The Long Shadow of Nigeria's Military Epochs, 1966-1979 and 1983-1999 11: Olufunmbi M. Elemo: Fiscal Federalism, Subnational Politics, and State Creation in Contemporary Nigeria 12: Joseph Olayinka Fashagba: The Legislatures in the First and Second Republics 13: Rotimi T. Suberu: Legislative Development and Decadence in the Fourth Republic National Assembly 14: Olufemi Vaughan: Sharia Politics, the 1999 Constitution, and the Rise of the Fourth Republic 15: Yahaya T. Baba: Executive Dominance and Hyper Presidentialism in Nigeria 16: Max Siollun: Civil Military Affairs and Military Culture in Post-Transition Nigeria 17: Daniel Jordan Smith: Progress and Setbacks in Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Efforts 18: Patrick Ukata: The Judiciary in Nigeria Since 1999 19: Nkwachukwu Orji: Elections and Electoral Performance 20: A. Carl LeVan and Abiodun Ajijola: Drivers and Dynamics of Electoral Reform, 1999-2015 21: Adigun Agbaje, Adeolu Akande, and Jide Ojo: The People's Democratic Party: From the 1999 Transition to the 2015 Turnover Part III: Civil Society 22: Darren Kew and Chris M. A. Kwaja: Civil Society in Nigeria 23: Jon Kraus: The Political Struggles of Nigerian Labor 24: Garhe Osiebe: In the trenches with Fela: Reassessing Protest Political Music Culture before the Fourth Republic 25: Rita Kiki Edozie: Nigeria's Non-Western Democracy: A Postcolonial Aspiration and Struggle with Opportunity, Conflict, and Transformation 26: Cheryl O'Brien: Women's Contemporary Struggles for Rights and Representation 27: Idayat Hassan: Human Rights Status in Nigeria Since Obasanjo' Second Coming 28: Oliver Owen: Revenue and Representation: The Political Economy of Public Participation Part IV: Economic and Social Sectors: Policies and Peoples 29: Kingsley Moghalu and Nonso Obikili: Fiscal Policy during Boom and Bust 30: Peter M. Lewis: Nigeria's Petroleum Booms: A Changing Political Economy 31: Zainab Usman: The 'Resource Curse' and the Constraints on Reforming Nigeria's Oil Sector 32: Olusoji Adeyi, Oluwole Odutolu, John Idoko, and Phyllis Kanki: Nigeria's Response to the HIV Epidemic Part V: Identity and Insecurity 33: Abimbola O. Adesoji: Islamic Social Movements and Political Unrest in Nigerian History 34: Kyari Mohammed: The Origins of Boko Haram 35: Virginia Comolli: Boko Haram: Indigeneity, Internationalism, and Insurgency 36: Obi Nwakanma: The Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran Secessionist Revival 37: Omolade Adunbi: The Rise and Decline (and Rise) of the Niger Delta Rebellion 38: Kemi Okenyodo: Crime, Cults, and Informal Security 39: V. Adefemi Isumonah: Land, Citizenship, and the Laws of Disenfranchisement 40: Laura Thaut Vinson: Pastoralism, Ethnicity, and Subnational Conflict Resolution in the Middle Belt 41: Oliver Coates: Nigeria and the World: War, Nationalism, and Politics, 1914-1960 42: Elizabeth Donnelly and Daragh Neville: Nigeria and the Commonwealth: Influence by Accident or Design 43: Asonzeh Ukah: Faith, Fame, and Fortune: Varieties of Nigerian Worship in Global Christianity 44: Ian Taylor: he Pathology of Dependency: Sino-Nigerian Relatins as a Case Study

A. Carl LeVan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Nigerian Party Competition in a Time of Transition and Terror (forthcoming) as well as Dictators and Democracy in Africa Development: the Political Economy of Good Governance in Nigeria (2015).Patrick Ukata is the former Director of the American University and American University of Nigeria's Washington Office. He is currently a professorial lecturer at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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• A. Carl LeVan and Patrick Ukata: Introduction Part I: Locating Nigeria in African History 1: Murray Last: From Borno to Sokoto: Meaning and Muslim Identities in Northern Nigeria 2: Nonso Obikili: State Formation in Precolonial Nigeria 3: Shobana Shankar: Precolonial Christianity and Missionary Legacies 4: Wasiq N. Khan: The Atlantic Slave Trade and its Lasting Impact 5: Matthew M. Heaton and Toyin Falola: Colonial Rule 6: Rotimi Ajayi: The Anti-Colonial Struggle in Nigeria 7: Chiedo Nwankwor: Women's Protests in the Struggle for Independence 8: Cajetan Iheka: The Nigerian Novel and the Anti-Colonial Imagination 9: Michael J. Watts: Ecologies of Rule: Politics, Political Economy and Governing the Environment in Nigeria Part II: Political Institutions 10: Eghosa E. Osaghae: The Long Shadow of Nigeria's Military Epochs, 1966-1979 and 1983-1999 11: Olufunmbi M. Elemo: Fiscal Federalism, Subnational Politics, and State Creation in Contemporary Nigeria 12: Joseph Olayinka Fashagba: The Legislatures in the First and Second Republics 13: Rotimi T. Suberu: Legislative Development and Decadence in the Fourth Republic National Assembly 14: Olufemi Vaughan: Sharia Politics, the 1999 Constitution, and the Rise of the Fourth Republic 15: Yahaya T. Baba: Executive Dominance and Hyper Presidentialism in Nigeria 16: Max Siollun: Civil Military Affairs and Military Culture in Post-Transition Nigeria 17: Daniel Jordan Smith: Progress and Setbacks in Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Efforts 18: Patrick Ukata: The Judiciary in Nigeria Since 1999 19: Nkwachukwu Orji: Elections and Electoral Performance 20: A. Carl LeVan and Abiodun Ajijola: Drivers and Dynamics of Electoral Reform, 1999-2015 21: Adigun Agbaje, Adeolu Akande, and Jide Ojo: The People's Democratic Party: From the 1999 Transition to the 2015 Turnover Part III: Civil Society 22: Darren Kew and Chris M. A. Kwaja: Civil Society in Nigeria 23: Jon Kraus: The Political Struggles of Nigerian Labor 24: Garhe Osiebe: In the trenches with Fela: Reassessing Protest Political Music Culture before the Fourth Republic 25: Rita Kiki Edozie: Nigeria's Non-Western Democracy: A Postcolonial Aspiration and Struggle with Opportunity, Conflict, and Transformation 26: Cheryl O'Brien: Women's Contemporary Struggles for Rights and Representation 27: Idayat Hassan: Human Rights Status in Nigeria Since Obasanjo' Second Coming 28: Oliver Owen: Revenue and Representation: The Political Economy of Public Participation Part IV: Economic and Social Sectors: Policies and Peoples 29: Kingsley Moghalu and Nonso Obikili: Fiscal Policy during Boom and Bust 30: Peter M. Lewis: Nigeria's Petroleum Booms: A Changing Political Economy 31: Zainab Usman: The 'Resource Curse' and the Constraints on Reforming Nigeria's Oil Sector 32: Olusoji Adeyi, Oluwole Odutolu, John Idoko, and Phyllis Kanki: Nigeria's Response to the HIV Epidemic Part V: Identity and Insecurity 33: Abimbola O. Adesoji: Islamic Social Movements and Political Unrest in Nigerian History 34: Kyari Mohammed: The Origins of Boko Haram 35: Virginia Comolli: Boko Haram: Indigeneity, Internationalism, and Insurgency 36: Obi Nwakanma: The Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran Secessionist Revival 37: Omolade Adunbi: The Rise and Decline (and Rise) of the Niger Delta Rebellion 38: Kemi Okenyodo: Crime, Cults, and Informal Security 39: V. Adefemi Isumonah: Land, Citizenship, and the Laws of Disenfranchisement 40: Laura Thaut Vinson: Pastoralism, Ethnicity, and Subnational Conflict Resolution in the Middle Belt 41: Oliver Coates: Nigeria and the World: War, Nationalism, and Politics, 1914-1960 42: Elizabeth Donnelly and Daragh Neville: Nigeria and the Commonwealth: Influence by Accident or Design 43: Asonzeh Ukah: Faith, Fame, and Fortune: Varieties of Nigerian Worship in Global Christianity 44: Ian Taylor: he Pathology of Dependency: Sino-Nigerian Relatins as a Case Study