Edmund Burke and Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Tradition, Reform, and the Limits of Revolutionary Change
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- Obonyano Dickson B · Aka Augustine Chukwuemeka
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Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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This article applied the political philosophy of Edmund Burke to African political theory, with a specific focus on contemporary Nigerian politics. Burke’s skepticism towards abstract rights, radical egalitarianism, and revolutionary change offers valuable insights into postcolonial governance challenges in Africa. The paper discovered that despite the relevance of Burke's political thoughts, that it has a problem regarding its applicability, moral foundation and the potential for perpetuating injustice. By applying phenomenological method, the paper found out that by emphasizing tradition, gradual reform, moral law, and constitutional continuity, Burke provided a framework for understanding Nigeria’s persistent struggles with state legitimacy, democratic instability, ethnic pluralism, and institutional weakness. The paper therefore argued that many African political crises stem not from insufficient reform, but from reforms detached from indigenous social realities and historical continuity and concludes that by framing democracy as care, Burke’s conservatism unexpectedly converges with African political thought, offering a model of governance rooted in responsibility rather than radical autonomy.
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Obonyano Dickson B; Aka Augustine Chukwuemeka. Edmund Burke and Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Tradition, Reform, and the Limits of Revolutionary Change. 2026. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2026.100300411
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- Obonyano Dickson B; Aka Augustine Chukwuemeka. (2026). Edmund Burke and Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Tradition, Reform, and the Limits of Revolutionary Change. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2026.100300411
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- Obonyano Dickson B; Aka Augustine Chukwuemeka. Edmund Burke and Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Tradition, Reform, and the Limits of Revolutionary Change. 2026. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2026.100300411
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- Obonyano Dickson B; Aka Augustine Chukwuemeka. Edmund Burke and Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Tradition, Reform, and the Limits of Revolutionary Change. 2026. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2026.100300411
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