Nigeria
AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
UNIT 5: NIGERIA
CALENDAR
Current Events, Intro to Nigeria: List everything that comes to mind for Nigeria, Demographic information about Nigeria Interpreting data: United Nations Human Development Index
Nigerian History and political succession lecture and Political Cartoon activity
Nigerian Politcal Culture and Particiaption The Fragile State,Public Policy and Public Futility
Half The Sky: Reading and Video Clip Women’s Rights in Nigeria and the use of Radio to build civil society and TED talk “Nigeria’s Nollywood”
Panel on Nigerian Oil this includes Globalization, Sovereignty, Authority, and Power , Political Culture & corruption, Economics & Public Policy (economic, social welfare, civil rights and liberties, environmental, population)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala TED Talk “Aid vs. Trade”: Hope for Nigeria Seminar “I keep my ego in my handbag” and “Ngozi’s big job” A New Democracy? The Evolution of the Nigerian State Economics & Public Policy
Seminar: Choices Lesson http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn/twtn-nigeria.php
Special Report “What is Boko Haram?” Sovereignty, Authority, and Power , Political Culture, public policy
Film: VICE episode on Nigerian Oil pirates
Optional Book Group: Little Bee
Essay including analytical and interpretive questions.
READINGS:
Hauss Chapter on Nigeria
Half the Sky exerpt
Special Report “What is Boko Haram?”
I keep my ego in my handbag” and “Ngozi’s big job”