Ojogbon Globalization

Full title: Domestic, Regional and International Protection of Nigerian Women Against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. The paper was published in African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. It's hosted on Academia.edu which asked me if I wanted an AI summary. I want to embrace technological innovation, so, I agreed. Here's how AI summarized, using excerpts from the paper.

Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome Introduction Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (heretofore referred to as the1979 Convention or CEDAW) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis ofsex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment orexercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men andwomen, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural,civil or any other field." By May 2001, 168 countries had ratified CEDAW. Forty-six of them areAfrican. Nigeria signed the convention on 23 April 1984 and ratified it without any reservationson 13 June 1985, and it rati

The focus of this paper is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state is stuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. These are last few pages and conclusion. The full paper can be accessed at Academia.edu: https://shorturl.at/kKLPX The paper is derived from my PhD. research and is derived from my first book, A Sapped Democracy: The Political Economy of the Structural Adjustment Program and the Political Transition in Nigeria (1983-1993). It is out of print, but here's the Amazon link: https://shorturl.at/htBK7 Since I bought the copyright from the publisher, I think it's time for an update that brings us through the developments over time in Nigerian political economy. Watc

The focus of this paper is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state is stuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. These are pages eight to eleven, focused on the contestation over the petroleum subsidy, a matter that has deep resonance today.  Look out for part 4, the last video.

The focus of this paper is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state isstuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. These are pages four to seven. Look out for parts 3 and four, which will be posted shortly. The full paper can be accessed at Academia.edu from a link on youtube. https://youtu.be/sLyw1pkbtw0?si=5DAT0cU0bjAp-FJG

This is the first four pages of this paper. The focus is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state isstuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. More to come.