IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH (JPSLR )

E-ISSN 2504-883X
P-ISSN 2695 2432
VOL. 11 NO. 3 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jpslr.vol.11.no3.2025.pg1.14

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Civil Society and Political Development in a Globalizing World: The Case of Nigeria

Adah, Richard Udo, PhD

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Abstract

This paper argued that civil society organizations in Nigeria, even with the presence globalization have not done much towards political development. The paper therefore examined how much effect civil society organizations have exerted on such development, and the extent globalization has actually helped the civil society organizations (CSOs) in their struggle for good governance. The paper adopted two theoretical frameworks; globalization theory of modernization and structural functional theory. The study drew its data from both quantitative and qualitative sources. The qualitative data were obtained from textbooks journals newspapers and online materials with content analysis being applied. In addition the qualitative data were sourced through the use of questionnaire, and the study utilized simple percentage in its analysis of the information derived from the questionnaire. The paper observed that there is not much political sensitization and developments that have resulted from the activities of civil society organizations in Nigeria. Besides, the paper also observed that globalization has or seems to deprive nations, including Nigeria of the independent sovereignty, and moreover this tends to inculcate wrong values in the people. The paper among other things recommended that not all information and activities of globalization should be inculcated, and also that there is the need for responsible leaders to be elected or appointed into positions of authorities to foster good governance.

keywords:

Civil society organizations, Society, Politics, Development and globalization.

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