ELECTORAL VIOLENCE AND DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF 2011 AND 2015 GENERAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement  Abstract CHAPTER ONE: 1.0Statement of the Study 1.1Scope and Limitation of the Study 1.2Methodology 1.3Literature Review CHAPTER TWO 2.0Introduction 2.1Conceptualizing Electoral Violence 2.2Remote Causes of Electoral Violence 2.3Immediate Causes of Electoral Violence CHAPTER THREE 3.0Electoral Violence in Historical Context 3.1Transition Elections 3.2Consolidation Elections CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Analyzing Electoral Violence of 2011/2015 4.1The Underlying Causes of the Violence 4.2Flaws in Election Administration and Doubts about the Integrity of the Elections 4.3Structural Perspective 4.4Shifts in Power Relations among Political Parties 4.5Build-Up to 2015 General Election 4.6Inadequate Election Arrangements 4.7Challenges Facing INEC CHAPTER FIVE 5.0Nigerias Electoral Violence in Comparative Perspective 5.1Comparing Notes: Lessons from Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia CHAPTER SIX 6.0Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion 6.1Policy Recommendations 6.2Conclusion REFERENCES APPENDICES Appendix A: A Map of Nigeria Appendix B: Nigerian Election Possible Hotspots Appendix C: Acronyms Guide