Statism, youth and civic imagination : a critical study of the National Youth Service Corps Programme in Nigeria / / Ebenezer Obadare

• Autore: Obadare Ebenezer
• Pubblicazione: Dakar, Senegal, : CODESRIA, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (86 p.)
• Soggetto topico: National service - Nigeria; Young volunteers in community development - Nigeria
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [67]-69).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Idea of Service -- 2. Citizenship as Civic Duty -- 3. Interfacing Service and Citizenship -- 4. The NYSC: History and Rationale -- 5. The Development of the NYSC -- 6. Method of Research -- 7. The NYSC: Meaning, Perceptionand Interpretation -- 8. The NYSC: Performance Evaluated -- 9, The NYSC and Citizenship Values:Any Link? -- 10. The National Youth Service Scheme -- 11. Evaluation -- Notes -- References -- Appendices -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: This study explores the service-citizenship nexus in Nigeria, using the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme as an empirical backdrop. It attempts to understand the relationship between civic service and citizenship on the one hand, and it examines the question as to whether youth service promotes a sense of citizenship and patriotism on the other. In the relevant studies on service and sociology, the assumption that service is antecedent to, and impacts positively on citizenship, is taken for granted. However, conclusions from this study call for an urgent rethinking of this wisdom.
• Titolo autorizzato: Statism, youth and civic imagination
• ISBN: 2-86978-333-7; 1-282-71088-5; 9786612710889; 2-86978-420-1; 2-86978-332-9; 2-86978-325-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807383803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Monograph series (Codesria)