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Statism, Youth, and the Civic Imagination: A Critical Study of the National Youth Service Corps Programme in Nigeria

Community and National Service

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

Amanda Moore McBride

CSD Faculty Director; ​University of Denver
Civic Engagement and Service

  • Email: Amanda.McBride@du.edu

Ebenezer Obadare

Professor, University of Kansas

  • Phone: 785-864-9413
  • Email: obadare@ku.edu

Contact

Lissa Johnson

CSD Associate Director,
Director of Policy Initiatives, Grand Challenges for Social Work

  • Email: ejohnson@wustl.edu

Events

Understanding Civic Service: International Research and Application

February 28 - March 1, 2007, St. Louis, Missouri

International Service in the Context of Globalization

May 25-27, 2005, ​London, United Kingdom

Civic Service: Impacts and Inquiry: An International Symposium

September 24-26, 2003, ​St. Louis, Missouri

Toward a Global Research Agenda on Civic Service: An International Conference

September 3, 2002, ​Buenos Aires, Argentina

Publications

Civic Engagement & Service Community and National Service Report

Statism, Youth and Civic Imagination: A Critical Study of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Programme in Nigeria

All Project Events, News & Publications for Civic Service Research Fellows Program

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