The End of a New Beginning: Nigeria's Transition, 1999-2015

• In Event: Pacters & Protesters: Popular Pressure & Elite Control Amidst Regime Uncertainty

Brief Overview

Nigeria experienced its first party turnover in 2015. I trace the origin's of the ruling party's vulnerability to elite pacts struck during the 1999 transition, as well as demographic shifts and uncertainty associated with informal institutions.

Author

• Carl Levan, American University