A Historical and Sociological Study of the Nigerian Air Force (1962 – 1970): Politics, Ethnicism and Army Influence

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

African Security Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI:10.1080/19392206.2022.2145830

Akali Omeni

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Air Force in Nigeria is a compelling subject for sociological enquiry, with an entirely different formative process to the Army. At its inception in 1964, Army officers, not career airmen, commanded the force until 1975. However, whereas the Army cast a long shadow over NAF identity, the Air Force had other institutional pathologies. The “Quota System” of ethnicized recruitment within the military, introduced to balance out ethnic representation, was one such issue. The paper examines how this system, along with the tumultuous politics of 1960s Nigeria, ethnicism and Army influence, shaped the NAF’s formative years.

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尼日利亚空军的历史和社会学研究(1962 - 1970):政治、种族主义和军队影响

摘要尼日利亚空军是社会学研究的一个引人注目的主题，其形成过程与陆军完全不同。1964年成立时，陆军军官而非职业飞行员一直指挥部队，直到1975年。然而，尽管陆军给NAF的身份蒙上了很长的阴影，但空军也有其他的制度病态。为平衡种族代表性而引入的军队内部种族化招募的“配额制度”就是这样一个问题。本文探讨了这一制度，以及20世纪60年代尼日利亚动荡的政治、种族主义和军队的影响，是如何塑造NAF的形成年代的。

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African Security POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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4.10

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