Structural Adjustment and Ethnicity in Nigeria

Osaghae, Eghosa E.

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“…Ethnicity tends to be understood as "the employment or mobilisation of an ethnic identity or differences to gain advantage in a situation of competition, conflict, or cooperation. In this regard, an ethnic group is the one whose members share a common identity and affinity based on common language and culture as well as the myth of common origin and territorial homeland, which has become the basis for differences upon which people act" (Osaghae, 1995) [39] . Ethnicity emerged and persisted in Nigeria as a mechanism for adapting to the imperialist system or an instrument for ensuring effective domination and exploitation of the colonised.…”

Section: Conflict Within the Nigerian Contextmentioning

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Ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria: A case study of Tafawa Balewa L.G.A

Suleiman¹

2019

Int. J. Political Sci. Governance

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The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that contributed to ethno-religious conflict in the Tafawa Balewa local government area of Bauchi state Nigeria, from 1991 to 2011. Also, the impact of the conflict and why attempts to resolve the conflict have been were ineffective. The study used manipulation by elites, socio-economic factors and communal identity as independent variables, whereas, ethno-religious conflict is the dependent variable. The analysis in the study is based on Smith's instrumental theory and Azar's protracted social conflict theory. The analysis of data utilises a mixed method i.e. quantitative and qualitative. Data collection included a survey using 30 close ended questions and involved 231 respondents. Interviews were also conducted to complement the data collected from the questionnaires. Accordingly, descriptive statistics, factor analysis and multiple regressions were used in testing and analysing the data. The results of the findings show that socioeconomic factors, political manipulation and communal identity are important factors that contributed to the conflict in Tafawa Balewa. Moreover, the conflict affects the socio-economic activities of the people and failure to implement the recommendations by special resolution committees has remained an obstacle in resolving the conflict.

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Section: Conflict Within the Nigerian Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria: A case study of Tafawa Balewa L.G.A

Suleiman¹

2019

Int. J. Political Sci. Governance

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Ethnicities and Political Identities

Falọla

2021

Understanding Modern Nigeria

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Born-again Buganda or the limits of traditional resurgence in Africa

Englebert¹

2002

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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Since the restoration of traditional leaders in Uganda in 1993, the Kingdom of Buganda has developed unusually effective institutions, financing mechanisms and policy tools, re-building itself as a quasi-state. The reinforcement of Buganda's empirical statehood provides one of the farthest-reaching examples of the current trend of traditional resurgence in African politics and to some extent supports claims for the participation of traditional structures in contemporary political systems. Yet, the Buganda experiment also highlights the limits of traditional resurgence as a mode of reconfiguration of politics in Africa. First, it is unclear how the kingdom can maintain the momentum of its revival and the allegiance of its subjects in view of its fiscal pressure on the latter and the limited material benefits it provides to them. Already the monarchists are finding it difficult to translate the king's symbolic appeal into actual mobilisation for development, shedding doubts on one of the main justifications for the kingdom's rebirth. Second, Buganda's claims to political participation clash with the competing notion of sovereignty of the post-colonial state. These limits are likely to confront other similar experiments across the continent.

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Structural Adjustment and Ethnicity in Nigeria

Cited by 12 publications

References 33 publications

Ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria: A case study of Tafawa Balewa L.G.A

Ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria: A case study of Tafawa Balewa L.G.A

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Born-again Buganda or the limits of traditional resurgence in Africa

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