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On 4 February 1976 the Federal Military Government of Nigeria promulgated Decree No. 6, initiating the removal of the national capital from Lagos to Abuja. Thus Nigeria followed Brazil, Botswana, Malawi, Pakistan, and Tanzania to become the most recent developing country to arrange for a transfer of its centre of government. The proliferation of new capitals constructed in the twentieth century has captured the world-wide attention of geographers, architects, planners, and demographers, but the literature on the subject examines these projects almost exclusively with a focus on planning for national development. This viewpoint too often neglects politics as the paramount force in the relocation of a nation's capital city.

Geschichte der Versuche, die Hauptstadt von Lagos in einen anderen Landesteil zu verlegen, bis zur Proklamation von Abuja als neuer Hauptstadt. Kritische Stimmen zur Wahl von Abuja, das zu einem kapitalverschlingenden Prestigeobjekt ohne Wachstumseffekt geworden ist. (Hlb)

Radio reporting of national conventions began in 1924 and the first telecasts took place in 1940. Over the years, the electronic media have helped shape the way in which sessions are conducted and have influenced behavior of delegates. Analysts differ in their interpretation of TV audience size.

A historical review is presented of the Social Science Quarterlv from its inception in 1920 until 1970. Some of the signif events in the history of the Quarterly are related to the broader soc & academic contexts in which they occurred. Originally, the journal had only 114 subscribers (including libraries). In the first 3 yrs it was primarily a journal of pol'al sci. In 1923 the journal was renamed the Southwestern Political & Social Science Quarterly, but most articles were still by pol'al sci'ts. In 1926 the journal became more interdisciplinary when an economist became co-Ed. In 1929 articles were published by 5 econ'ts who were to become presidents of the Amer Econ Assoc. All contributed work of high quality & unusual interdisciplinary appeal. In 1930, sociol articles began to appear. But in Mar 1931 the Quarterly had only 302 subscribers & had fiscal troubles. In 1930 it was proposed that the soc sci's be given more space & the name of the journal be changed to The Southwestern Economic & Social Science Quarterly. There was conflict over this, the journal's name was not changed, but soc sci won. During the period 1931-1968 emphasis was given to res on southwestern subjects & throughout the 30's regional articles & authors dominated. In the 40's the focus was on war subjects, circulation declined, & an attempt to place the journal in a more secure status by offering the U of Texas co-publishership did not get off the ground. In the 50's membership began to reach pre-war levels again, but was no higher than 4 decades earlier. By 1970 U of Texas support helped to produce a technically superior journal. During the early 60's the outstanding content was substantively non-regional yet stimulated by southwestern scholars. By 1968, the Quarterly had 1,948 subscribers; by 1970, 2,600, & the opportunity to select from among more than 300 submitted manuscripts. M. Maxfield.