Violence and Protest have always been parts of politics, and hardly has any nation been able to eliminate them completely in managing the affairs of its people. While this is a truism,  the  dimensions that the phenomenon  has   taken and continued to take in Nigeria call for scholarly interrogation, especially  because the country now  claims to  operate democracy that provides legal and political    frameworks  through which citizens can express their agitations and  ventilate their discontents.

It is in a bid to explore this paradox that well researched original papers are sought from scholars across disciplines, in honour of an esteemed scholar of political behaviour and one of the foremost authorities in political protest and violence, Professor Remi Anifowose. Contributions will be published in book form within record time, and by an international publisher.

Chapters can be written on the following Sub Themes:

Theoretical and Conceptual Issues on Violence and Protest

Historical Reflections on  Violence and Protest in Nigeria

Interdisciplinary Explorations of Violence and Protest: Psychological, Sociological, Legal Political, Philosophical, Psychiatry, Economic etc

The State, Governance and Citizenship  in  Violence and Protest

Violence and Politics in Nigeria: Experiences of Yoruba, Tiv and other Ethnic Nationalities

Violence and Protest in, and about  Nigerian Federalism

Violence and Protest in Religion, Society  and  Culture, 

The Political Economy of Violence and Protest

Geographical and Environmental Factors in Violence and Protest

Popular Culture and  Media in Violence and Protest

The Nigerian Constitution, Violence and protest

Globalization and  International Dimensions to  Violence and Protest

Democracy,  Democratization, Violence and  Protest

Contributors should prepare abstract (s) of not more than 150 words that must include at least three (3) keywords and the sub-theme(s) to which their proposal (s) align. The abstract(s) should be compiled in MS Words format and sent to any of the following email addresses on or before October 15, 2012: solomon_akinboye@yahoo.com; derin_ologbenla@yahoo.co.uk; gokeke@unilag.edu.ng or foomoterribly@yahoo.com