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Democracy and Resurgence of Coup d’état in West Africa: Exploring the Role of Natural Resource Wealth Odeh, Emmanuel Ejike; Odibo, Sunday Moses; Agbo, Henry C.; Onwo, Desmond
Journal Of Social And Political Science Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): EDISI APRIL 2025
Publisher : CV. Cendikiawan Muda Sriwijaya

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The study explores the link between natural resource wealth, democracy, and coup vulnerability in West Africa using the Resource Curse Theory. Despite its abundant resources, the region has experienced a resurgence of coups, posing threats to democratic gains and economic development. The study uses an ex-post facto research design and documentary data collection and content analysis to analyze the influence of natural resource wealth on democratic consolidation and coup vulnerability. The study posits that the abundance of resources has created a curse, fostering corruption, political instability, and military interference, increasing coup vulnerability. The study reveals that coups are more common in nations with weak democratic institutions, reliance on natural resources, and inadequate economic management. While democratic consolidation and economic diversification reduce coup risk, resource curse phenomena and weak democratic institutions increase susceptibility. To encourage sustainable development in West Africa and reduce coup risk, efficient management of natural resources, democratic consolidation, and economic diversity are needed. This study contributes to the discourse on the resource curse and the establishment of democracy.
Hybrid Terrorism and Organized Crime Networks in the Asia-Pacific Region: Examining the Links between Cybercrime and Violent Extremism. Odeh, Emmanuel Ejike; Onwo, Desmond; Ogbuka, Ikenna; Duru, Innocent
Journal Of Social And Political Science Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): EDISI OKTOBER 2025
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Hybrid terrorism and organized crime networks have become serious security threats in the Asia-Pacific region, with cybercrime playing an increasingly prominent role in funding and spreading their violent extremist activities. Long-running illicit activities in the area by organized crime groups include the trafficking of drugs, the smuggling of people, and money laundering. This paper examines the links between cybercrime and violent extremism, highlighting the use of social media and other online platforms by organized crime networks and the radicalization of violent extremism in the Asia-Pacific region. The paper based its theoretical framework on social learning theory, and an ex-post facto research design was adopted, while its methods of data collection were documentary and survey. Content and qualitative analysis were utilized to analyze the data obtained. The extensive use of social media and other online platforms by organized crime networks has been found to be a significant factor in the growing trend of violent extremism in the Asia-Pacific region. It is recommended that governments and law enforcement agencies engage in proactive monitoring and take the necessary measures to combat these hybrid networks.
Co-Authors Agbo, Henry C. Duru, Innocent Odeh, Emmanuel Ejike Odibo, Sunday Moses Ogbuka, Ikenna