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Prof. I. Mustapha Dankani

Area of specialization:African Politics and Political Theory
Email:sybkura@udusok.edu.ng, sybkura@gmail.com
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List of Selected Publications

1. SYB Kura (2017) “The Quintessential Plato, 427-347 BC” in Jimoh Amzat et al. (Eds.) Classical Social Science Theorists: from Western Ideas to African Realities. BOOK CHAPTER, ACCEPTANCE.
2. SYB Kura (2017) “Aristotle’s Political Theory and Consolidating the Traditions of the Classics.” in Jimoh Amzat et al. (Eds.) Classical Social Science Theorists: from Western Ideas to African Realities. BOOK CHAPTER, ACCEPTANCE.
3. SYB Kura (2017) “Socrates: Laying the Foundations of the Traditions of Political Philosophy”, in Jimoh Amzat et al. (Eds.) Classical Social Science Theorists: from Western Ideas to African Realities. ACCEPTANCE.
4. SYB Kura (2017) “Opposition Parties and Democratic Governance in Nigeria” in Ibrahim A. Shuaibu, Hassan A. Saliu & Aloysius-M. Okolie (Eds.) Political Parties & Electoral Process in Nigeria: Exploring the Missing Links. NSU, Keffi: NPSA. ISBN: 978-978-53155-7-8. Pp. 82-101.
5. SYB Kura (2017) “Constructivist Theory of International Relations: A Promised Utility and its Perils” in Hassan A. Saliu (Eds) Theories of International Relations. Ibadan. BOOK CHAPTER, ACCEPTANCE.
6. SYB Kura (2017) “The Limit of Essence: Civil Society as Metaphor in Nigeria’s Democratisation” in Mahmoud M. Lawan (Eds.) Democratic Development in Nigeria: Reflections and Realities. ACCEPTANCE.
7. SYB Kura (2017) “The Tragedy of Democracy and the Pauperisation of the Talakawa in Nigeria” in Haruna Wakili and Moses T. Aluaigba (Eds.) The Dynamics of Democratic Practice in Nigeria, 1999–2015. Mambayya House, BUK. BOOK CHAPTER, ACCEPTANCE.
8. Ibrahim M. Jumare and SYB Kura (2015) “Historical Background to Contemporary Security and Developmental Challenges: The Nigerian Case Study” in Amadu Sesay and Charles Ukeje (eds.) Security and Developmental Challenges for Africa in the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Prof. Thomas Akhigbe Imobighe. Kuru, Nigeria: NIPSS. ISBN: 978-978-198-136-4. Pp 73-99.
9. SYB Kura (2017) “Good Governance and Poverty Reduction: Towards a Framework of Analysis” in Okello Oculi and Abdullahi Sule-Kano (Eds.) Creativity in Governance. Kano: Bayero University Press. ACCEPTANCE.
10. Abdullahi Sule-Kano and SYB Kura (2017) “The Essence of Local Governance and the Politics of Local Government Autonomy in Nigeria” in Okello Oculi and Abdullahi Sule-Kano (Eds.) Creativity in Governance. Kano: Bayero University Press. ACCEPTANCE.
11. SYB Kura (2017) “Non-State Security Actors in the North-West Zone of Nigeria” in Chris M. A. Kwaja, ‘Kemi Okenyodo and Valkamiya Ahmadu-Haruna (Eds.) Non-State Security Actors and Security Provisioning in Nigeria. Abuja: PWAN. ISBN-13: 978-978-55273-0-8. Pp 37-48.
12. Mohammad A. Wali, Ibrahim M. B. Zagga & SYB Kura (2015) “Introduction: Islamic Governance as Quintessence for Peace and Development” in Mohammad A. Wali, Ibrahim M. B. Zagga & Sulaiman Y. Balarabe Kura (Eds.). Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Trends and Challenges. Kaduna: Wali Foundation & Department of Political Science, UDUS. ISBN-978-978-956-854-3. Pp 1-17.
13. SYB Kura (2015) “Governing Muslims: Jama’atu Nastril Islam and the Encumbrance of Responsibility” in Mohammad A. Wali, Ibrahim M. B. Zagga & Sulaiman Y. Balarabe Kura (Eds.). Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Trends and Challenges. Kaduna: Wali Foundation & Department of Political Science, UDUS. ISBN-978-978-956-854-3. Pp 154-176.
14. SYB Kura and HM Dantake (2014) “Social Sciences: Philosophy, Thematics and Methods” in IS Ogundiya and Amzat Jimoh (Eds) Foundations of Social Science. Ibadan: Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN: 978-978-53250-3-4. Pp 21-36.
15. SYB Kura (2014) “History of Political Thought: Conceptual Scope, Methodological Approaches and Briefs on Selected Thinkers” in IS Ogundiya and Amzat Jimoh (Eds) Foundations of Social Sciences. Ibadan: Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN: 978-978-53250-3-4. Pp 285-322.
16. SYB Kura (2014) “African Political Thought: Approaches, Context And Themes” in IS Ogundiya and Amzat Jimoh (Eds) Foundations of Social Science. Ibadan: Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN: 978-978-53250-3-4. Pp 351-370.
17. SYB Kura and IMB Zagga (2014) “Neo-Liberalism, Globalisation and the Global Economic Crises” in Makodi Biereenu-Nnabugwu (Eds.) The State and the Global Economic Crisis. Kaduna: NPSA. ISBN: 978-978-946-414-9. Pp 103-129.
18. Umar Ubandawaki and SYB Kura (2014) Elements of Peace and Conflict Studies. Kaduna: KASS Publishers. ISBN: 978-978-943-249-3.
19. I. S. Ogundiya & SYB Kura (2013) “Philosophical Worldviews and Factors Affecting Research” in Dejo Abdulrahman, I. S. Ogundiya & S. Y. B. Kura (Eds.) Research Methodology and Grantsmanship. Ibadan: Foludex Press Ltd. ISBN: 978-978-335-772-5. Pp 190-220.
20. Dejo Abdulrahman, I. S. Ogundiya & SYB Kura (2013) “Research Methodology and Grantsmanship: An Overview” in Dejo Abdulrahman, I. S. Ogundiya & SYB Kura (Eds.) Research Methodology and Grantsmanship. Ibadan: Foludex Press Ltd. ISBN: 978-978-335-772-5. Pp 1-14.
21. SYB Kura (2012) “Fighting Corruption from Abroad: The World Bank, the IMF and Anti-Corruption Reforms in Nigeria.” Corruption, Governance and Development in Nigeria: Perspectives and Remedies. Kano: Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training. ISBN: 978-978-8203-45-2. Pp 348-388.
22. Dejo Abdulrahman and SYB Kura (2012) “Introduction” in Dejo Abdulrahman, SYB Kura, TA Muhammad-Baba, IMB Zagga and SD Abubakar (Eds.) Work and Productivity in the Era of Globalisation: The Nigerian Experience. Ibadan: Focus Publishers. ISBN: 978-978-50119-68. Pp 1-11.
23. SYB Kura and Isma’ila A. Danjuma (2012) “Globalisation and the Politics of Productivity in Nigeria’s Public Administration” in Dejo Abdulrahman, SYB Kura, TA Muhammad-Baba, IMB Zagga and SD Abubakar (Eds.) Work and Productivity in the Era of Globalisation: The Nigerian Experience. Ibadan: Focus Publishers. ISBN: 978-978-50119-68. Pp 113-134.
24. SYB Kura and Rabi’u M. Ishaq (2012) “Political Economy: Fundamentals and Methods” In IS Ogundiya and Amzat Jimoh (Eds.) The Basics of Social Sciences. Ibadan: Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN: 978-978-8244-50-1. Pp 315-330.
25. SYB Kura (2012) “Political Science: Concepts, Approaches and Methods.” In IS Ogundiya and Amzat Jimoh (Eds) The Basics of Social Sciences. Ibadan: Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN: 978-978-8244-50-1. Pp 197-224.
26. SYB Kura (2012) “Claude Aké” in Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates (Eds.) Dictionary of African Biography. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-538207-5. Pp 142-144.
27. SYB Kura (2011). “Institutional Designs and Political Party Formation in Nigeria.” In Ilufoye S. Ogundiya (Eds.) Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria. Ibadan: Codat Publications. ISBN: 978-35511-9-1. Pp 25-55.
28. SYB Kura and IMB Zagga (2010) “A Critique of Nigeria’s Governance Framework: An Islamic Alternative” in M. A. Wali, IMB Zagga and SYB Kura (Eds) Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges. Kaduna. Da’a Publishers Ltd. ISBN: 978-978-914-362-7. PP 71-97.
29. SYB Kura and IMB Zagga (2010) “Value Reorientation and (Re)construction and of New Social Order in Kano” in M A. Wali, IMB Zagga and SYB Kura (Eds) Islam and Governance in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges. Kaduna. Da’a Publishers Ltd. ISBN: 978-978-914-362-7. PP 159-176.
30. SYB Kura (2009) “Presidential Democracy: Executives and Good Governance in Nigeria” in I. S. Ogundiya, A. O. Lanre and Jimoh Amzat (Eds.) Assessment of Democratic Trends in Nigeria. India: Gyan Publishing House. ISBN: 978-81-212-1136-9. Pp 163-190.
31. SYB Kura (2008) “Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law in Nigeria” in Olarewaju A. Olutayo, I. S. Ogundiya and Jimoh Amzat (Eds.) State and Civil Society Relations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Hope Publications Ltd. ISBN: 978-8080-52-9. PP 263-288.
32. M. Z. Umar & SYB Kura (2004) “Political Parties, Electoral Rules and Democratic Governance” in Hassan A Saliu (Eds.) Nigeria under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003, Vol.1 (Ibadan: Ibadan University Press Plc. ISBN: 978-030-907-1. pp. 103-110. JOURNALS
33. SYB Kura and Heather A. Marquette (2015) “Democratic Institutions and Party Institutionalisation in Nigeria” Studies in Politics and Society, 2(2): 298-328.
34. SYB Kura (2014) “Clientele Democracy”: Political Party Funding and Candidate Selection in Nigeria” African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, Vol. 8(5):124-137. DOI: 10.5897/AJPSI08.006.
35. SYB Kura (2013) “The Pragmatics of Inclusive and Participatory Budgeting: A Conceptual Note” The Constitution, Vol. 8(3). ISSN: 1595-5753. Pp 23-39.
36. SYB Kura (2012) “Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to the Study of Poverty: Taming the Tensions and Appreciating the Complementarities.” The Qualitative Report, 17(3). ISSN 1052-0147. Indexed in Scopus, Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index, Google Scholar, ERIC, Cambridge Scientific Abstract‘s (CSA) Web Resources Database (WRD) for the Social Sciences, Gale’s Academic OneFile, EBSCO Open Access Journals, Open Science Directory, SocioSite, and All Academic.
37. SYB Kura (2011) “Political Parties and Democracy in Nigeria: Candidate Selection, Campaign and Party Financing in People’s Democratic Party” Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 13(6):268-298. ISSN: 1520-5509. Indexed at CAB Abstract, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, IBZ and Global Impact Factor.
38. SYB Kura & Morolayo Owoputi (2008). “Africa Reform Agenda and Bureaucratic Organisations: A Priority in the Development of Public Administration.” Economic Indicators, (Now Economic and Policy Review) Vol. 14(2): ISSN: 1595-20307. Pp 24-31. Index and Abstracting at AJOL: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/epr.
39. I.S. Ogundiya & SYB Kura (2010) “Nigeria as a Potential Terrorist Haven: Explaining the Convergence of Possibilities and Impossibilities.” Africa Insight, 40(3):104-115. ISSN: 1995-641X, 0256-2804. Index at: IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, International Political Science Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
40. I.S. Ogundiay & SYB Kura (2009) “The Dilemma of a Novice Researcher: An Investigation into Factors affecting Social Scientific Research in Nigeria”, African Journal of Psychological Studies of Social Issues, Vol. 12(1&2):259-276. ISSN: 987-8095 27-5. Indexing: OCLC Number-32582683 at https://www.worldcat.org/title/african-journal-for-the-psychological-study-of-social-issues-journal-of-the-african-society-for-the-psychological-study-of-social-issues/oclc/32582683
41. SYB Kura (2009) “Nigeria-India Political and Socio-Cultural Relations: Critical Reflections for Continuous Mutual Co-operation”, International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, Vol. 4(1):1-31. ISSN: 1823-6243. Index by SciVerse Scopus (Scopus) at: http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=19900191907&tip=sid&exact=no and EBSCO.
42. SYB Kura (2008) Book Review of Peter Knoepfel, Corrinne Larrue, Frédéric Verone and Michael Hill (2007) Public Policy Analysis, Bristol: The Polity Press, Public Administration and Development, Vol. 28, DOI: 10.1002/PAD.479. ISSN: 0271-2075. Page 168. Indexed severally at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-162X/homepage/ProductInformation.html.
43. SYB Kura (2008) “Towards ‘Reinventing Government’: The Changing Perspectives of Democratic Governance for Development”, Review Essay Public Administration and Development, Vol. 28(234-238). ISSN: 1099-162X. DOI: 10.1002/pad.492. ISSN: 0271-2075. Indexed severally at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-162X/homepage/ProductInformation.html.
44. SYB Kura & M. Z. Umar (2007) “Globalisation and Sustainable Democratic Development in Nigeria: Perspectives, Prospects and Challenges”, Maiduguri Journal of Peace and Development Studies, Vol. 1(1): 79-92. ISSN: 1596-2091.
45. SYB Kura (2008) “African Ruling Parties and the making of Authoritarian Democracies: Extending the Frontiers of Social Justice in Nigeria”, African Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 8, No. 2: 63-102. ISSN: 1562-6997. Index: OCLC no. 47075942. Also Index and Abstracting at AJOL.
46. SYB Kura (2007) “Snagging the Wheel of Progress’: corruption, new anti-corruption drive and Nigeria’s Quest for development”, Economic Indicators, (Now Economic and Policy Review) Vol. 13(3): 17-55, July-September. ISSN: 1595-20307. Pp 17-55. Index and Abstracting at AJOL: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/epr.
47. SYB Kura (2007) “Contemporary African Political Parties: Institutionalisation for Sustainability of Democracy”, Journal of African Elections, Vol. 6, No. 1, June. ISSN: 1609-4700. PP 41-90. Index and Abstracting at http://journals.co.za/content/journal/eisa_jae.
48. SYB Kura (2006b) “The Economy and Democracy: Viability and Challenges for Sustainable Democratisation in Nigeria”, Economic Indicators, (Now Economic and Policy Review) Vol. 12, No. 4(46-55). ISSN: 1595-20307. Index and Abstracting at AJOL: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/epr.
49. SYB Kura (2006a) “Rule of Law, Good Governance and Democratisation: A Tripartite Relationship”, Economic Indicators, Vol. 12, No. 1(41-51). (Now Economic and Policy Review) ISSN: 1595-20307. Index and Abstracting at AJOL: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/epr.
50. SYB Kura (2005) “Globalisation and Democracy: A Dialectical Framework for Understanding Democratisation in Nigeria”, Globalization, Vol. 5, Issue 1.