The Politicization of Ethnicity as Source of Conflict

The Nigerian Situation
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-658-13482-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 529 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 6939 g

Reihe: Globale Gesellschaft und internationale Beziehungen

In view of the explosion of violent conflicts in many parts of the world and the hasty, but prevailing, assumption that ethnicity is the source of these conflicts, this book is encompassed to highlight, describe and examine how ethnicity is politicized in many of these current conflicts. By deploying the instrumentalist approach and the theory of identity and difference in ethnicity, the author identifies the actors involved and depicts how religion is exploited as an instrument of division by reflecting it on the Nigerian situation, exploring the examples of the Jos conflicts and the Warri Crisis within a twenty years period, 1990 to 2010.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adediji, Ademola

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Dynamics of the Politicization of Ethnicity as the Cause of Conflicts in Nigeria.- Religious Crises: Shedding of Blood, Killings and Terrorism in God’s Name.- The Politics of Terror and Islamization Process of Boko Haram.- Multinational Firms and Conflicts: Failure of Corporate Social Responsibility.- Case Studies: Introduction of Contemporary Jos Conflicts and Warri Crise.

Über Autor(innen)

Ademola Adediji is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of International Relations and European Affairs at the University of Cologne.