Statism, Youth, and the Civic Imagination: A Critical Study of the National Youth Service Corps Programme in Nigeria
Community and National Service
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This CSD Civic Service Research Fellows study explores the nature of service and citizenship in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program in Nigeria. The study takes an in-depth look at how political forces have affected the implementation of this program and assesses the effects of the NYSC on civic engagement 30 years after its inception.
Funding Partners: Ford Foundation
Principal Investigators
Contact
![Lissa Johnson](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/1995/06/lissa-image-olin-280x386.jpg)
Lissa Johnson
CSD Associate Director; Director of Administration and Research;
Co-Director Financial Capability and Asset Building
- Email: ejohnson@nospam.wustl.edu