Combatting Corruption at the Grassroots Level in Nigeria

Chapter I: IntroductionThe Universal Occurrence of CorruptionAbout the StudyPositionality: How the Oath Has Changed My LifeThe Genesis of Corruption in Nigeria: Colonialism to IndependenceNationalism and IndependenceNigeria's First Republic Through to the PresentDevelopment and Emergence of Modern Days CorruptionGovernment and Non-Governmental Initiatives Against Corruption
Chapter II: Theoretical Overview of CorruptionDevelopment, Modernization, and CorruptionManifestations of Corruption: Different Sectors, Different AgentsHow to Counter and Prevent Corruption (Government and Civil Society)Motivation: What It Means and Why Do People Get Involved in Civil Action?Maslow's Theory of MotivationEthics and Moral Principles as Motivating FactorsDevelopment of Ethics/Moral StandardsOath and ReligionAfrica: Religion and Oath Taking
Chapter III: My Interview with the Oath TakersThe Story of My Life in This StudyWhy Narrative Inquiry?About the ANAC SeminarsData Gathering and AnalysisThe Selection and Interviewing of Participants for the StudyData AnalysisCoding Process
Chapter IV: Research Findings: Motives and Impacts in Oath TakingMotivating FactorsCorruption AwarenessTo Be Part of a VanguardUpbringingReligionInfluence of the ANAC SeminarImpacts of Taking the ANAC OathConsistent Impact Inconsistent ImpactImpact in Relation to PeersSpecific EpisodesDirect EpisodesIndirect EpisodesQuantitative Summary of Motivating Factors for Oath Taking and KeepingSummary of Findings on Motivating Factors
Chapter V: Discussion of Findings: Taking, Keeping and Violating the OathWhat the Findings Reveal About MotivationUpbringingReligionAwareness of CorruptionThe ANAC Seminar's InfluenceCorruption Experienced or Witnessed and Consequent ResistanceCommonalities from the Experience of the ParticipantsValues of Revelation in Term of Anti-Corruption StruggleHow My Findings Relate to Motivation Theory and Thalhammer et al.'s Theory of ResistanceResearch Questions for the Future
Chapter VI: Policy and Practical Implications for Future Anti-Corruption ProgramsRole of Civil Organizations in Combating CorruptionFinal Thoughts