Community Conflicts in Nigeria
Author | : Onigu Otite |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Onigu Otite |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ernest E. Uwazie |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780739100332 |
Since 1982, Nigeria has experienced more than ten large scale ethnic or religious riots in its major cities. These violent clashes have wreaked economic, political, and social havoc; caused an enormous number of deaths and injuries; and posed serious obstacles to Nigeria's sociopolitical development as well as retarded efforts at nation-building. The papers collected in this book serve as a critical part of an overall objective to develop and promote mechanisms for the understanding and resolution of ethnic and religious conflicts in Nigeria. Both academic and community leaders address various aspects of these conflicts, and Uwazie offers several thoughtful options for their successful resolution. Inter-Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution in Nigeria will interest students of African history and current affairs, scholars of anthropology and ethnicity studies, and those involved in international relations and peace studies.
Author | : Thomas A. Imobighe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
This book represents a serious attempt to develop new strategies to manage the ethnic conflicts that continue to undermine Nigeria's efforts at democratic consolidation. Case studies discuss the socio- economic and political dynamics that fuel ethnic conflicts; highlight the limitations to their management; and propose civil society approaches. The book is organised into three parts. The first analyses basic concepts at play, such as ethnicity and ethnic conflict, specifically in the Nigerian context, and against the background of the position of civil society and development in the country. The second part comprises six case studies spread across Nigeria's six geo-political regions. The third section concentrates on the critical issue of civil society empowerment, and proposes ways to enhance its creative participation in the country's development.
Author | : Oshita O. Oshita |
Publisher | : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2007-04-20 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1912234750 |
In Conflict Management in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges, Dr. Oshita O. Oshita, one of the leading peace researchers in Nigeria, interrogates a number of cross-cutting issues and challenges that may be encountered in the process of engaging with conflict mitigation in Nigeria. He explores the complex issues involved just as he analyses the challenges arising from the political economy of conflict management in Nigeria from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Author | : Darren Kew |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2016-05-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0815653670 |
African nations have watched the recent civic dramas of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street asking if they too will see similar civil society actions in their own countries. Nigeria—Africa’s most populous nation—has long enjoyed one of the continent’s most vibrant civil society spheres, which has been instrumental in political change. Initially viewed as contributing to democracy’s development, however, civil society groups have come under increased scrutiny by scholars and policymakers. Do some civil society groups promote democracy more effectively than others? And if so, which ones, and why? By examining the structure, organizational cultures, and methods of more than one hundred Nigerian civil society groups, Kew finds that the groups that best promote democratic development externally are themselves internally democratic. Specifically, the internally democratic civil society groups build more sustainable coalitions to resist authoritarian rule; support and influence political parties more effectively; articulate and promote public interests in a more negotiable fashion; and, most importantly, inculcate democratic norms in their members, which in turn has important democratizing impacts on national political cultures and institutions. Further, internally democratic groups are better able to resolve ethnic differences and ethnic-based tensions than their undemocratically structured peers. This book is a deeply comprehensive account of Nigerian civil society groups in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Kew blends democratic theory with conflict resolution methodologies to argue that the manner in which groups—and states—manage internal conflicts provides an important gauge as to how democratic their political cultures are. The conclusions will allow donors and policymakers to make strategic decisions in their efforts to build a democratic society in Nigeria and other regions.
Author | : Joseph Olusegun Adebayo |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2024-07-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1036408337 |
This collection of chapters delves into the intricate history and ongoing challenges of peacebuilding in Nigeria. It explores Nigeria’s complex sociopolitical landscape, tracing its roots from the amalgamation of 1914 to present-day conflicts. The chapters offer insightful analyses of various peacebuilding efforts in different regions of Nigeria, addressing issues such as conflict-sensitive journalism, land disputes, NGO interventions, armed banditry, community tensions, and school-based violence. Through research findings and practical recommendations, the book sheds light on the multifaceted nature of peacebuilding and the importance of context-specific approaches in fostering sustainable peace. With contributions from diverse perspectives, this volume serves as a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding and promoting peace in Nigeria and Africa.
Author | : Rotimi T. Suberu |
Publisher | : Institut français de recherche en Afrique |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Ethnic Minority Conflicts and Governance in Nigeria explores and analyses the underlying sources and salient features of recent ethnic minority conflicts in Nigeria, the largely controversial policies by which the Nigerian state has sought to contain these conflicts, and the prospects and preconditions for a more stable and equitable system of federal governance in the country. Through an insightful examination of two most recent minority conflicts in the country, the author probes the contemporary problems of ethnic minorities. He appraises the management of the conflicts by the State, and proffers appropriate policy responses for the resolution of the country's ethnic minority problems. The book is recommended to policy makers, students of history and political science, academicians and the general public.
Author | : Dele Babalola |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2018-06-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1527512185 |
This volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the problem of conflict and its methods of management in Nigeria’s contemporary democracy. It represents a compendium of resourceful studies provided by experts on conflict studies from various disciplines across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Such studies are very useful at this crucial point in Nigeria’s history as there are currently various national and international efforts to address the scourge of violent conflicts that have caused huge numbers of deaths and displacement of persons. The book will be of particular interest and use to conflict researchers, students, practitioners and government officials.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Culture conflict |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Augustine Ovuoronye Ikelegbe |
Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 3643903154 |
This book presents a critical analysis of how oil and gas exploitation - with huge negative impacts on environment, development, and human security - has constructed a disturbing terrain of civil agitation, state repression, violent conflicts, and insecurity within Nigeria. Drawing on the nature and content of public policy and corporate social responsibility practices, the book interrogates the conflicts' communal and regional dimensions in terms of causality, dynamics, and interventions. In presenting strategies and mechanisms for resolving the diverse dimensions of the resource conflicts, it charts the way towards sustainable development and conflict transformation - two issues which would remain germane to the resource conflict resolution discourse in the specific case of the Niger Delta and beyond. (Series: Politics and Economics in Africa - Vol. 7)