Negative feelings
Object/events w/
aggressive meaning Angry thoughts and
associations
Fight
Student Unrest in Nigeria
Angry Youth
How could you make right look wrong?
And wrong look right?
You gotta fight, fight, fight! Cause we are the angry youth.
I'm broke with no money trying to make some ends
Thinking about the situation how I'm gonna win
Be at the top of my game and have a little bit of cash
Kottonmouth Kings
Backgound of Student Unrest
Student unrest is a recurring socio-political
theme in Nigerian history
National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS)
banned by General Olusegun Obasanjo in April
1978, due to a student uprising over a proposed
fee increase, feeding, and boarding conditions.
NUNS reformed as National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) in 1979, and was
banned by President Babangida in 1986.
1999, 2004, saw increased mobilization and
student unrest on a national scale in Nigeria
Social Learning
Conditioning:
Because the university system in Nigeria began during the
period of the nationalist anticolonial struggle, most
university students are taught to be anticolonial
nationalists. From here, they developed the tradition of not
only activism but of a radical, progressive political culture
which has been sustained over the years
Observational Learning:
Students may result to protest after observing frustrated
civic (political groups) use protest to engage Nigeria’s
authoritarian government, and the social change that have
resulted from these protests
Causes of Student Revolts
Relative Deprivation
Rising Expectations
Nigerian students enjoy an elite status (increased social
status, welfare) in society, only a small fraction of high school
students can afford college, and Nigerian universities are
located in the most exclusive parts of the county, this creates
Diminishing returns
Due to the instability of the political structure (schools are
closed during every conflict/protest that arises in the country),
corruption, and other economic and social factors, students
must contend with poor funding, inadequate facilities,
examination malpractice (abandonment of academic
standards), frequent strikes, etc
Frustration-Aggression