Elections are in theory democratic means of resolving disputes and making collective
decisions, yet too often force is employed to distort the electoral process. The post-Cold War …

ABSTRACT In March 2018, British and American news outlets published extensive reporting
on Cambridge Analytica's (CA) ethically and legally questionable activities in political …

The democratisation of politics in most post-colonial formations like Nigeria has not been
successful in terms of reducing the incidence of voter intimidation, ballot box …

There is as yet little consensus in the literature as to the underlying drivers of electoral
violence. This article identifies a key mechanism explaining the use of electoral intimidation …

While Nigeria has a vibrant press media landscape, freedom of the press is only rated as
“partly free” by Freedom House, mostly due to political influences on reporting. Yet the extent …

Online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending volume has rapidly increased in China because of high
financing and investment demands. However, high borrowing default and fraud rates have …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies
(MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to …

Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election was widely seen as competitive, fair and less violent
than other elections since the transition to democracy in 1999. This paper does not argue …

Most studies of election violence focus on post election violence in the general populace
during and after elections. Yet political parties and candidates are key stakeholders in the …

This chapter examines an important aspect of political development in Nigeria which has
been in progress, though on an irregular basis, for almost a century. Like many other …