Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi

Globalization and The Challenges of Sustainable Democracy In Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

Niagwan Timothy Terver and Moses Samuel Adigizi

Abstract

The relationship between globalization and democracy has been a subject of both scholarly and policy debate. Thus, this paper aimed to explore and analyze the impact of globalization processes on sustainable democracy in Nigeria, highlighting its inherent contradictions. The study made use of secondary sources of data, including peer-reviewed journals and books. It utilized qualitative thematic analysis to dissect and present insights on the globalizationdemocracy nexus. The central argument of the paper is that globalization limits the capacity of national governments to pursue policies preferred by citizens thereby undermining the prospects of sustainable democracy. In other words, globalization narrows policy choices thus depriving citizens of the ability to decide through the democratic process. The paper concluded that to effectively mitigate globalization excesses and guarantee sustainable democracy in Nigeria, there is need to embrace progressive national politics that prioritizes and places citizens’ welfare at the center of state policy agenda.

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