DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO
POL 4301: MILITARY, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
2016/2017: FIRST SEMESTER
INSTRUCTOR: M. M. YUSIF
http://www.mmyusif.blogspot.com
Introduction
The
science of military and politics is going through series of
re-orientations. The powers of theory
and historical changes show new ways for critical approach and analysis of the
concepts and exploration of their relations and so the emergence of new
vocabulary in understanding the science.
The
course is a theoretical consideration of the relations of military in society
with a case discussion on Nigeria.
Thus,
the treatment of the course is divided into two parts. First, is a more theoretical discourse on the
concepts and their relationships.
Second, is the military in Nigerian society.
As the
course content contains theory and method, it is intended to carry students to
develop capacity of theoretical reading and discussion to see the world through
the theories.
Course Outline
1. General
Introduction
2. Theory
and method: A path to critical knowledge
3. Theory
and method: Historical usages of the key concepts – society; military;
politics;
4. Armed
Forces and Society Relations: Some critical questions
5. Armed
Forces – Society Relations: Modernization theory; Marxian theory
6. Armed
Forces – Society Relations: Further perspectives
7. Armed
Forces and Society: Where is Capital?
8. Armed
Forces – Society and Fiscal Policy
9. Society
and Politics: Armed forces in Nigeria’s Economy
10.
Society and Politics: Armed
forces in Nigeria’s Politics
11.
Theoretical Conclusion: The Military
in Nigeria’s Society - Conflict and Cooperation
12.
Conclusion: General
discussion including presentation of seminar small research works and response
papers.
Recommended
Readings
1. Johann
K.B. “The Theory of Force. “In his – The
Theory of the State”. Pg. 238-239 and pg. 98-100.
2. Engels
F. Anti – Duhring – On the Theory of Force pgs. 195-225.
3. Jack
Woddis, Armies and Politics. Chapter 2 and 3.
4. Abubakar
Momoh, “The Legacy of Military Rule on Democratisation”.
5. Nadir
A.L. Mohammed, “Tank Tractor Trade-off in Sudan: The Socio-Economic Impact of
Military Expenditure” in Hutchful and Bathily A., Military and Militarism in
Africa.
6. Susan
V., “The Analysis of the Military in Underdeveloped Countries: Case Study of Ruling
Class Sociology”. In Pateman T. (ed.).
Counter – course.
7. John Markakus,
“Garrison. Socialism in Ethiopia”. MERIP REPORTS No. 79.
8. Timothy
Edmunds, “The Armed Forces and Society: The Framework for Analysis”.
9. Charles
C. Moskos et-al, The Post-modern Armed Forces after the Cold War Chapter 1.
10.
Rosa Luxemburg, the Accumulation
of Capital. Pgs 454-467.
11.
James O. Connor, The
Corporation and the State. Chapter 6.
12.
Keith Panta Brick(ed.). Soldiers and Oil: The Political Transformation of Nigeria. Part I.
13.
Anthony Kirk Greene and
Douglas Rimmer, Nigeria since 1970: A Political and Economic Outline.
14.
NES, the Nigerian Economy under
the Military: Proceedings of the 1980
Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society.
15.
Karl Maier, This House has fallen:
Nigeria in crisis.
16.
Tom Forrest, Politics and Economic Development
in Nigeria.
17.
Julius I., “The Military and
Nigerian Society: The Abacha Coup and Crisis of Democratisation in
Nigeria”. In Hutch-full and Bothly, op. cit.
18.
Said A. and Abubakar M., The
Nigerian Military and the Crisis of Democratic transition: A Study in the
Monopoly of Power.
19.
Olatunde O., Military and
Development: A Coportative Analysis of African societies.
20.
Muhammadu Buhari, “ Military
Class, Political Class and Good Governance in Nigeria”.
21.
Adamu K. U., Muhammadu
Buhari: The Sprit of a Man.
22.
Taiwo Ogundipe, The
Hurricane: General Murtala Muhammad.
23.
Dan Agbese, Ibrahim
Babangida: The Military, Politics and Power in
Nigeria.
24.
Baba Yunus and Chidi Amuta
(als). IBB: A Heritage of Reform in 2
Volumes.
25.
Andrian Davieson, Buahri’s
Way.
26.
Olusegun A., The Last 100
Days of Abacha.
27.
Lindsay Barrett, Danjuma: The
Making of a General.
28.
Anthony Forster, Armed Forces
and Society in Europe..
29.
David Chutter., Defence
Transformation ISS Monograph No. 49.
30.
Christopher Dandeker, the
Military in Democratic Societies: New Times and New Patterns.
31.
Samuel P.H., the Soldier and
the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military.
32.
Ernest Mandel, Late
Capitalism Chapter 9.
33.
A.F. Klimenco, “Globalisation
and its Impact on Military Politics and Strategy”. Online.
34.
Chunakhra, “The
Militarisation of Politics and Society”.
Online.
35.
Robin L., “The Military,
Militarisation and Democratisation in Africa:
A Survey of Literature and Issues.
36.
Turner T., “Multinational
Corporations and the inability of the Nigerian
State”. ROAPE, No.5.
37.
Turner T. And Badru P., “Oil
and Instability: Class Contradictions and the 1983 Coup in Nigeria”. JAM, No. 7.
38.
Shehu Usman, “Classes in 1983
Coup” African Affairs, No. 89.
39.
M. M. Yusif, “The Rise of
Industrial Bourgeoise: The 1983 Coup and the Prospects of Dependent
Industrialisation in Nigeria”. Proceedings of NAPSS Conference, 1985.
40.
M. M. Yusif, “Economic
Crisis, Accumulation and Class Confrontation
in Nigeria, 1975 – 1983”. Department of
Political Science, B.U.K. Seminar Paper,
July, 1985.
Course
Requirement
§ Evaluation
of students will be based on end of the semester examination (70%) and Continuous
Assessment (30%);
§ The last
30 minutes of each period is for discussion of a disputed area or an important
text on the course;
§ On the Continuous
Assessment students will be required to do so many things to meet the standard:
a. Weekly
assignment: this is as important as the end of the semester examination as any
student who failed to do one will miss all the points ear-marked for that.
b. A Seminar
small research project, the importance of this is as the weekly assignment.
c. There is
going to be small research Project Response Papers as one seminar will review
the work of another.
d. Working
Group Discussion would be organised during class hours.
e. A supervised
test – the type which test effective performance of student in learning.
f. Class
Attendance is a compulsory requirement:
§ In order
to build competence and skills in work, you would be expected to improve on
usage of ICT for learning. Make use of the
recommendations of Mauro and Rosanna circulated at 300 Level.
§ The
relationship between students on the one hand and the teacher on the other
determines a successful teaching, learning and research programme for
development of knowledge. So, among you
the students talk to each other. Then
with your teacher there should be no fear.
Fear and learning are incompatible.
§ All
other things on the requirement of class work at 300 Level are applied here:
a. For
example; plagiarism and other academic dishonesty will not be tolerated;
b. Secondly,
active participation by asking questions, making observation and comments is
the best way of learning which each student is hereby advised to use and indeed
would be rewarded;
c. Finally,
my watch word is be critical, ruthless criticism of everything that exist as
Karl Marx said. Criticism facilitates growth of knowledge. In knowledge there is no absolute truth. Make your contribution.
