Funso E. Oluyitan

Combatting Corruption at the Grassroots Level in Nigeria

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines public oath taking as an anti-corruption strategy that has been implemented with successful results in Nigeria and that has applications for other countries struggling with similar problems. The author of the book is the founder of Association of Nigerians against Corruption (ANAC), the NGO that first piloted the oath taking program-in which people swear publically not to either take or receive bribes. Drawing on the experiences of the program and interviews with a number of ANAC participants, the author sheds light on some of the dynamics that underlie corruption, the potential of oath taking, and the importance of grassroots efforts and individual moral agency as forces of change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-83150-3
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 8mm x 148mm x 210mm
• Gewicht: 202g
• ISBN-13: 9783319831503
• ISBN-10: 331983150X
• Artikelnr.: 53574261

Autorenporträt

Dr Funso E. Oluyitan is retired Professor of Communications. A graduate of Bowie State University, USA, he earned a Master's degree in Public Affairs/Journalism and a Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Technology (Radio and Television Production) from Indiana University, USA. In 2015, Oluyitan additionally earned a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, USA. Dr Oluyitan is also author of Africa Yesterday and Today (2007).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter I: IntroductionThe Universal Occurrence of CorruptionAbout the StudyPositionality: How the Oath Has Changed My LifeThe Genesis of Corruption in Nigeria: Colonialism to IndependenceNationalism and IndependenceNigeria's First Republic Through to the PresentDevelopment and Emergence of Modern Days CorruptionGovernment and Non-Governmental Initiatives Against Corruption
Chapter II: Theoretical Overview of CorruptionDevelopment, Modernization, and CorruptionManifestations of Corruption: Different Sectors, Different AgentsHow to Counter and Prevent Corruption (Government and Civil Society)Motivation: What It Means and Why Do People Get Involved in Civil Action?Maslow's Theory of MotivationEthics and Moral Principles as Motivating FactorsDevelopment of Ethics/Moral StandardsOath and ReligionAfrica: Religion and Oath Taking
Chapter III: My Interview with the Oath TakersThe Story of My Life in This StudyWhy Narrative Inquiry?About the ANAC SeminarsData Gathering and AnalysisThe Selection and Interviewing of Participants for the StudyData AnalysisCoding Process
Chapter IV: Research Findings: Motives and Impacts in Oath TakingMotivating FactorsCorruption AwarenessTo Be Part of a VanguardUpbringingReligionInfluence of the ANAC SeminarImpacts of Taking the ANAC OathConsistent Impact Inconsistent ImpactImpact in Relation to PeersSpecific EpisodesDirect EpisodesIndirect EpisodesQuantitative Summary of Motivating Factors for Oath Taking and KeepingSummary of Findings on Motivating Factors
Chapter V: Discussion of Findings: Taking, Keeping and Violating the OathWhat the Findings Reveal About MotivationUpbringingReligionAwareness of CorruptionThe ANAC Seminar's InfluenceCorruption Experienced or Witnessed and Consequent ResistanceCommonalities from the Experience of the ParticipantsValues of Revelation in Term of Anti-Corruption StruggleHow My Findings Relate to Motivation Theory and Thalhammer et al.'s Theory of ResistanceResearch Questions for the Future
Chapter VI: Policy and Practical Implications for Future Anti-Corruption ProgramsRole of Civil Organizations in Combating CorruptionFinal Thoughts