期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2017
卷号：19
期号：1
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：What is ethnic identity. What is the implication of mass media promotion and portrayal of ethnic identity on national development in Nigeria. What lessons can multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria learn from wide application of ethnic identity to sustainable development generally. These are some of the questions addressed in this paper which provides broad and specific definitions of ethnic identity and its influence on development. In doing this, extant examples were drawn from Nigeria's political history, with specific references to noteworthy events of the pre-colonial, colonial, independence, military and recent democratic political experiences of the nation. The final picture that emerges shows that et hnic identity appears to have played a dual function in the quest for sustainable national development in Nigeria and Africa at large- depending on how it is being conceived, communicated, promoted and sustained through the various media and lived out by the ethnic constituents of the country.
关键词：Ethnic identity; Mass media; Multi-ethnic society; National development; Identity formatio n
