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The era of globalization has created a context where
state authority has been undercut and local forces have been empowered.
In Africa, the reduction in authoritarian regimes and the emergence of
globalization and democratization worked to reveal cleavages along
ethnic and religious lines. At the same time, the global economy and
structural adjustment reforms have created dramatic economic
disparities between and within African nations that are historically
linked in ethnic and cultural ways. West Africa experienced some of
these tumultuous changes and some of them can be attributed to the
instability associated with democratic reform in regions that have had
very little experience with the concept. Regional integration in West
Africa has been heavily debated topic due to the wide range of
institutional, legal and infrastructural barriers that divide the
countries that comprise the sub-region. Massive profit making
opportunities are salient in instances where economic and political
disparities between neighboring countries are present. It is oftentimes
profit making opportunities by political elites that fuel opposition to
the cause for regional integration.
The application of Shari’a (Islamic law) in the Hausa region of
Northern Nigeria has dramatically changed the quotidian life in the
region. In an attempt to eliminate what is determined to be societal
ills, some states have adopted Shari’a and subsequently outlawed
activities such as drinking, prostitution and gambling in addition to
less controversial habitudes such as praise singing and integration of
the sexes in public places. The neighboring country of Niger, which has
a large Hausa population as well, has, by contrast, been reticent to
base its legal codes on Qur’anic law, which is due in large part to the
political legacy of the French colonial government. Niger’s reluctance
to mimic Northern Nigeria’s lead has rendered it a safe haven for
Nigeria’s outlawed vices and as bars, brothels and informal casinos
were shut down in Nigeria, the same establishments were opened in
Niger. The activities that have been transferred across the border to
Niger have provided a made a substantial economic impact on Niger’s
border towns. The movement of illicit activities from Nigeria to Niger
serves to demonstrate a case of counter regional integration. Rather
than bringing together the two states it forces them further apart.
Niger ostensibly uses its status as a secular state as a comparative
economic advantage vis a vis a the religious reform carried out in
Nigeria. This paper will examine how changes in regional Nigerian
politics have had a profound on politics and the economy of Niger. The
paper will also look at how the changes in Niger have brought about a
strengthening of neo-patrimonialism in instances where rent-seeking
possibilities arise. |
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Name: The Midwest Political Science Association
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| Kirwin, Matthew. "Nigerian Shari’a and Its Effect onNigeria-Niger Trans-Border Political Economy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 15, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p83677_index.html> |
APA Citation:
| Kirwin, M. F. , 2004-04-15 "Nigerian Shari’a and Its Effect onNigeria-Niger Trans-Border Political Economy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p83677_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: The era of globalization has created a context where
state authority has been undercut and local forces have been empowered.
In Africa, the reduction in authoritarian regimes and the emergence of
globalization and democratization worked to reveal cleavages along
ethnic and religious lines. At the same time, the global economy and
structural adjustment reforms have created dramatic economic
disparities between and within African nations that are historically
linked in ethnic and cultural ways. West Africa experienced some of
these tumultuous changes and some of them can be attributed to the
instability associated with democratic reform in regions that have had
very little experience with the concept. Regional integration in West
Africa has been heavily debated topic due to the wide range of
institutional, legal and infrastructural barriers that divide the
countries that comprise the sub-region. Massive profit making
opportunities are salient in instances where economic and political
disparities between neighboring countries are present. It is oftentimes
profit making opportunities by political elites that fuel opposition to
the cause for regional integration.
The application of Shari’a (Islamic law) in the Hausa region of
Northern Nigeria has dramatically changed the quotidian life in the
region. In an attempt to eliminate what is determined to be societal
ills, some states have adopted Shari’a and subsequently outlawed
activities such as drinking, prostitution and gambling in addition to
less controversial habitudes such as praise singing and integration of
the sexes in public places. The neighboring country of Niger, which has
a large Hausa population as well, has, by contrast, been reticent to
base its legal codes on Qur’anic law, which is due in large part to the
political legacy of the French colonial government. Niger’s reluctance
to mimic Northern Nigeria’s lead has rendered it a safe haven for
Nigeria’s outlawed vices and as bars, brothels and informal casinos
were shut down in Nigeria, the same establishments were opened in
Niger. The activities that have been transferred across the border to
Niger have provided a made a substantial economic impact on Niger’s
border towns. The movement of illicit activities from Nigeria to Niger
serves to demonstrate a case of counter regional integration. Rather
than bringing together the two states it forces them further apart.
Niger ostensibly uses its status as a secular state as a comparative
economic advantage vis a vis a the religious reform carried out in
Nigeria. This paper will examine how changes in regional Nigerian
politics have had a profound on politics and the economy of Niger. The
paper will also look at how the changes in Niger have brought about a
strengthening of neo-patrimonialism in instances where rent-seeking
possibilities arise. |
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| Matthew Kirwin April 12 2004 Nigerian Shari’a and Its Effect on the Trans Border Political Economy of Niger Abstract The application of Shari’a (Islamic law) in the Hausa region of Northern Nigeria has dramatically changed the activities that people are allowed to participate in within the region. In an attempt to eliminate what is determined to be societal ills in 1999 some Muslim dominated states in Nigeria adopted Shari’a and subsequently outlawed activities such as drinking prostitution and gambling |
| Journal: Winds of Militant Islam Disrupt Fragile Frontiers Olukoshi Adebayo and Laakso Liisa Challenges to the Nation-State in Africa Nordiska Afrikainstitutet Sweden 1996. Ramsey Jeffress Global Studies: Africa McGraw-Hill/Dushkin 2001. 21 Reno William Warlord Politics and African States Lynne Rienner Publishers Boulder 1999. Robinson Pearl T. Niger: Anatomy of a Neo-Traditional Corporatist State Comparative Politics Vol. 24 No. 1 (Oct. 1991) 1-20. Zartman William I. The Politics of Boundaries The Journal of Modern African Studies Volume 3 Issue 2 |
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