The Military and Politics Past Questions

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2007/2008 ACADEMY SESSION

TIME ALLOWED: 3HRS

Pol. Sc. 411: The Military and Politics

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTION

1. Trace the historical development of the Nigerian state and account for the hegemony of military dictate in Nigerian politics.
2. Explain the consequences of the distortions of colonial-dependent capitalism for the Westernization of political development in Nigeria.
3. Highlight the main theoretical argument of the liberal perspective on military intervention in politics and explain their analytic utility and emancipator power.
4. In The celectr and pss views constitute an improvement on the liberal perspective on military intervention in politics. Comment.
5. Discuss the pooo of ‘diarchy’ and its implications for the appreciation of civil-military relationship in the politics of human societies.
6. Adopt useful criteria and assess the linkage of military rule to modernization and national ooool
7. Critically examine political recruitment and political participation under military rule in Nigeria.
8. Write an appraisal of the performance of military dictatorships in governance.