Nigeria and the Nation-State

John Campbell is former Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Research at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink and Morning in South Africa, and co-author of Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know. From 1975 to 2007, Campbell served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service officer. He served twice in Nigeria, as political counselor from 1988 to 1990, and as ambassador from 2004 to 2007. Campbell’s additional overseas postings include Lyon, Paris, Geneva, and Pretoria. He also served as deputy assistant secretary for human resources, dean of the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language Studies, and director of the Office of UN Political Affairs.

Map of Nigeria

Preface (Revised)

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Timeline of Nigerian Political History

Introduction (Revised)

1 The Origins of Nigeria

2 Nigerians

3 The State of Nigeria

4 Sharing the Cake

5 The Elections of 2023 (new)

6 Falling Apart

7 International Relations and a Prebendal Archipelago

8 A New Approach

Conclusion: Thinking Differently

Notes

Selected Bibliography

About the Author