| Ethical Challenges of Authority in a Pluralistic Society: The Nigerian Example Contributor(s): Nwankwo, Josephat Okanumee (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631335628 ISBN-13: 9783631335628 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $77.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Religion | Christian Church - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law |
| Dewey: 320.966 |
| Series: European University Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.57 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pluralism is more than difference in behavioral patterns. It is a fundamental difference in worldviews, and Nigeria typifies it. It implies that autonomous individuals within a societal continuum do not constitute an integral amalgamation of a body-politic. A multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual blend, Nigeria serves as a good laboratory for pluralist test. What Nigeria needs is authority in order to articulate these plural and conflicting world-views into a reasonable discourse or committed dialogue. It is then the challenge of authority in Nigeria to reconcile the apparent incompatibilities within the multiple groups into a reasonable consensus. Plagued with the pathological equivocations of human rights, incessant military coups and counter-coups, vicious ethnic discrimination and lack of regard for meritocracy, Nigeria stands as a classical example of a leaderless society. Derided by foes as a political patchwork, and portrayed by friends as a potential volcano, all that Nigeria needs is authority that can articulate her numerous but diversified potentials into a catalyst for human development. No sustainable political or social foundations could be laid in the absence of this desideratum. |