Analysing protests through the prism of constructive patriotism: the EndSARS and Black Lives Matter movements in focus

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dc.contributor.advisor Isike, Christopher
dc.contributor.postgraduate Ekup-Nse, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned 2024-06-19T09:26:26Z
dc.date.available 2024-06-19T09:26:26Z
dc.date.created 2024-09
dc.date.issued 2024-05-23
dc.description Dissertation (MA (Political Science))--University of Pretoria, 2024. en_US
dc.description.abstract The rise of nationwide protests across many countries in the world has the potential to make or mar such countries. While research has greatly focused on the character, impact, common and unique factors that instigate such protests, what is evidently lacking is an explicit delineation of such protests within the prisms of constructive patriotism rooted in constitutional values. This gap in research does not allow for adequate analysis and understanding of specific protests by the public and the government, whose response to such protests can stimulate or condense the constructive patriotic verve of its citizens. Therefore, this study addresses the following questions: Is there a theoretical basis for constructive patriotism? What qualifies a protest to be categorised as constructive patriotism? And, what are the implications of categorising protest as a constructive patriotism? This study addresses the above by analysing, within the context of constructive patriotism, two spates of protests that took place in democratic countries: the EndSars in Nigeria and Black Lives Matter (BLM) in the United States. The qualitative case study methodology was adopted for this study. Data was obtained from primary and secondary sources. Constitutional patriotism, which advocates for citizens’ loyalty to a liberal democratic constitution and/or the shared national values and beliefs, was applied as a theoretical base to justify constructive patriotism over expectations of blind patriotism. en_US
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dc.description.degree MA (Political Science) en_US
dc.description.department Political Sciences en_US
dc.description.faculty Faculty of Humanities en_US
dc.identifier.citation *Ekup-Nse, D. C. Analysing protest through the prism of Constructive Patriotism: the EndSars and Black Lives Matter in Focus. A Dissertation submitted to the University of Pretoria for the award of Masters of Arts in Political Science en_US
dc.identifier.doi https://orcid.org/ 0009-0006-9589-4992 en_US
dc.identifier.other S2024 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96532
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
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dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Protest
dc.subject Constructive patriotism
dc.subject Black Lives Matter
dc.subject EndSARS
dc.subject Constitutional patriotism
dc.subject.other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.subject.other Humanities theses SDG-16
dc.subject.other SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.other Humanities theses SDG-10
dc.subject.other SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.other Humanities theses SDG-11
dc.title Analysing protests through the prism of constructive patriotism: the EndSARS and Black Lives Matter movements in focus en_US
dc.type Dissertation en_US


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