This book was commissioned as part of a research project, located in the Centre for Social Science Research and Development, an independent research organi-sation based in Ikorodu, Nigeria, with the intention of building knowledge about positive leadership in Nigeria. Supported by the Ford Foundation, it is part of a global initiative to encourage a diversified understanding of leadership beyond state and public actors, giving prominence to new ideas, and recognising leaders in various communities whose work have contributed to positive social change. 437pp, NIGERIA. IBADAN UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Interrogates a number of cross-cutting issues and challenges that may be encountered in the process of engaging with conflict mitigation in Nigeria. Index, bib, apps, 114pp, UK. ADONIS & ABBEY.

Papers given at a seminar in Nigeria on the subject of robbery and crime. Some papers have limited references and appendices. xii, 148pp, USA. 1ST BOOKS LIBRARY.

Identifies and examines the media's role in the Security and Developmental vision initiated by the Abacha administration. Notes, refs, index, xxii, 198pp, NIGERIA. SPECTRUM BOOKS LTD, 9780291083

2001 DELAY Paperback

History of the Nigerian Civil Service which concentrates on its attempts to gain a wide support base in a multicultural nation. BNS, 184pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781560061

Accessible introduction to the politics of contemporary Nigeria. features comprehensive coverage of important institutional and policy issues. This new edition includes the latest information on environmental, health, and human rights issues. Map, tables, figs, boxes, refs, index, 275pp, USA. PEARSON EDUCATION, 0321085612

2002 paperback

Provides a comprehensive outline of the principles and concepts of governance in society, the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a development context, and the successes and failures of government in Nigeria. It further assesses the political role of Nigeria in the international community, in particular, its relationship with the UN, the African Union, ECOWAS and the Commonwealth. 534pp, NIGERIA. UNIVERSITY PRESS PLC.

Collection of essays which look at the administrative features of Nigerian organisations, both public and private. Presents seven case studies which highlight the problems and financial aspects of administration in the Nigerian context. Index, notes, tables, 328pp, NIGERIA. 9781561041

Adopts an alternative conceptual and methodological framework for rethinking national security in Nigeria by using the humanities' multidisciplinary perspective against the backdrop of the hitherto restrictive analysis of the nature of national security. By expounding the largely unexplored cosmological, conceptual, ethical and aesthetic dimensions as key contributors to national survival and social integration, the volume argues systematically for a basic redefinition of the meanings of security, the value of life, government action and social re-engineering in order to create a new system of social order an integration. 176pp, SENEGAL. CODESRIA.

This book examines the impact of post-colonial leadership on political integration in Nigeria, offering an in-depth understanding of the historical and contemporary forces that shape Nigeria's national politics as well as African politics generally. 256pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.