Overview
Explores differences between oil communities in the Niger Delta and how they react to violence
Analyzes the choice of different strategies, based on narratives on nonviolence and violence, leadership, and organizational structure of the movements
Provides a more informed and nuanced understanding of conflict and protests in the Niger Delta
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book argues that in order to better understand the undercurrents of the Niger Delta conflict, it is imperative to analyse the dynamics of choice in terms of the distinct courses of action taken by the Ogoni and Ijaw. Given the similar structural constraints, the author considers why the Ogoni adopted nonviolent resistance, and the Ijaw violent resistance. This book is divided into seven chapters starting with an introduction to oil and political violence in African conflicts, and includes a synoptic overview of four other resource-rich countries in Africa. Theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of conflict are then presented with the aim of situating the Niger Delta conflicts within the wider conflict literature. Chapter Three concentrates the discussion on the Nigerian Niger Delta, outlining the core issues at the centre of the contestations. The following three chapters offer an in-depth empirical analysis on the interaction between the narratives on nonviolence versus violence, the nature of leadership styles, and the organisation of the Ogoni and Ijaw movements along with a concluding chapter.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Zainab Ladan Mai-Bornu is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) at Coventry University, UK. She held an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK. She is a Visiting Research Fellow of the Centre for Development Studies at Bath. Zainab has worked in the public sector in Nigeria.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Political Violence and Oil in Africa
Book Subtitle: The Case of Nigeria
Authors: Zainab Ladan Mai-Bornu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45525-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45524-8Published: 09 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45527-9Published: 09 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45525-5Published: 08 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 253
Topics: African Politics, Regional Development, Development Policy, Development and Sustainability, Terrorism and Political Violence