Oil And The Propensity To Armed Struggle In The Niger Delta Region Of Nigeria
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| Author | : Aderoju Oyefusi |
| Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Civil Conflict |
| ISBN | : |
This paper attempts to explain the determinants of the propensity to armed struggle and the probability of participation by individuals in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While grievance appears to be pervasive among individuals and communities in the region and can be systematically explained, neither the grievance level nor its commonly cited causal factors appear to be strong enough to create a disposition toward armed rebellion. Rather, factors that reduce the opportunity cost and risk of participation or increase the perceived benefits appear to be more important. The study identifies three of these factors that are amenable to the policymaker's (government's) control as income level, educational attainment, and government presence.
| Author | : Aderoju Oyefusi |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
This paper attempts to explain the determinants of the propensity to armed struggle and the probability of participation by individuals in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While grievance appears to be pervasive among individuals and communities in the region and can be systematically explained, neither the grievance level nor its commonly cited causal factors appear to be strong enough to create a disposition toward armed rebellion. Rather, factors that reduce the opportunity cost and risk of participation or increase the perceived benefits appear to be more important. The study identifies three of these factors that are amenable to the policymaker's (government's) control as income level, educational attainment, and government presence.
| Author | : Cyril Obi |
| Publisher | : Zed Books Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 425 |
| Release | : 2011-02-10 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1848138105 |
The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the forefront of international energy and security concerns. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil-related violence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It focuses on the drivers of the conflict, as well as the ways the crises spawned by the political economy of oil and contradictions within Nigeria's ethnic politics have contributed to the morphing of initially poorly coordinated, largely non-violent protests into a pan-Delta insurgency. Approaching the issue from a number of perspectives, the book offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis available of the varied dimensions of the conflict. Combining empirically-based and analytic chapters, it attempts to explain the causes of the escalation in violence, the various actors, levels and dynamics involved, and the policy challenges faced with regard to conflict management/resolution and the options for peace. It also examines the role of oil as a commodity of global strategic significance, addressing the relationship between oil, energy security and development in the Niger Delta.
| Author | : Cyril Obi |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2018-06-04 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 135105600X |
The 1990s heralded waves of spectacular forms of local resistance and globalized protest against oil exploitation and environmental pollution in oil-producing regions of the developing world. One of the most spectacular local uprisings against global oil multinationals was led by the Ogoni people who were protesting against the exploitation and marginalization of oil-producing ethnic minority communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. However, the hanging on November 10, 1995 of nine Ogoni ethnic minority and environmental justice activists, including Ken Saro-Wiwa, only served to exacerbate protests in later years. Within a decade, dozens of locally rooted insurgent groups emerged in the Niger Delta and construed themselves as part of the social movement for ethnic minority rights and environmental justice which dates back to colonial times. However, the trajectory of the revolutionary momentum has changed over time, reflecting a mix of progressive, opportunistic and retrogressive trends. This book provides a critical study of the trajectory of struggles in the Niger Delta since 1995, paying attention to continuities and changes, including recent developments linked to the shift from local resistance, to the rupturing of the Presidential Amnesty peace deal (largely to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) and the resurgence low-intensity sporadic armed militancy—led by the Niger Delta Avengers militia among others. The contributors critically interrogate the nature of the region’s political economy, socio-economic trends and trajectories over the past two decades. This collection also accentuates the lessons learnt, prospects for self-determination, socio-economic and environmental justice and peace in the aftermath of the hanging.
| Author | : Victor Ojakorotu |
| Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
| Total Pages | : 165 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 3643106394 |
Anatomy of the Niger Delta crisis: causes, consequences and opportunities for peace is a firm key work providing deep insights into the complex and varied interests that are at play in the Niger Delta of Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria. The nine treatises in this book, unequivocally, identify the primary motivations and major players in the imbroglio that is responsible for the quagmire which the international oil market is faced with today. The bold academic discourses, to a large extent, blame British imperialism, global capitalism and Nigeria's political elites for the situation in the Niger Delta, which has a far reaching global effect. Each of the essays, nonetheless, paints a picture of hope for the distraught communities in the Niger Delta in spite of the dark themes that are the preoccupations of the scholars. That is, if the Nigerian government would approach the Niger Delta crisis with the absolute sincerity that it deserves.
| Author | : Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2021-04-29 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
THE NIGER DELTA CONFLICT MUST BE RESOLVED AS ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS IS GREAT! This third book in the series on conflict in the Niger Delta reveals the impact of conflict in the region on Nigeria's external relations. As a major player in the field of international relations and a one of the largest supplier of crude to the world, conflict in the region has impacted on Nigeria's external relations negatively. In the heydays of the conflict, Nigeria lost her position as Africa's biggest crude oil producer to Angola. She also lost businesses and investments as most foreign businesses were repatriated to stabler economies. In addition, the country faced several sanctions from the international community. The book therefore provides knowledge on the economic, political, social and environmental impact of conflict in the Niger Delta and their impact on Nigeria's foreign relations. KEY ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK ★ Self-determination struggles in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria ★Armed Struggles in the Niger Delta ★The Rise in Armed Struggle ★The Origin of Armed Groups ★ Hostage taking ★ Piracy ★ Oil Bunkering ★ The Effects of the Niger Delta crisis on Nigeria's oil production ★ The Effects of the Niger Delta crisis on Nigeria's External Relations ★ Political impact ★ Diplomatic impact ★ Economic impact ★ Social and environmental impact ★ Possible solutions ★ And much more To get your copy, scroll up and click the buy button.
| Author | : Kenneth Omeje |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2017-03-02 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1351930796 |
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producing country. Oil generates enormous wealth but also extensive and devastating conflict in the country. High Stakes and Stakeholders critically explores the oil conflict in Nigeria, its evolution, dynamics and most significantly, the interplay and consequences of high stake politics for the reproduction and persistence of the conflict. It presents a conceptual anatomy of state-oil industry-society relations and demonstrates how the embedded material interests and accumulation patterns of different stakeholders underlie, shape and complicate both the oil conflict and security. In addition, the book provides key insights into comparable conflicts elsewhere in the global south, developing a logical framework for resolving the oil conflict in Nigeria and for reforming the security sector. This book is valuable reading material for courses in international political economy, social ecology, development studies, African politics, conflict and security studies, and environmental law and management. It will also be of interest to policy practitioners, civil societies and the oil industry.
| Author | : Frank Adogbeji Enakemu |
| Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2021-07-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 334643138X |
Master's Thesis from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 8.5, University of Port Harcourt, course: Master's in Conflict and Security Studies, language: English, abstract: The paper is about amnesty, the Niger delta conflict and the conceptual Framework like the concept of amnesty and the concept of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration. The research examined the impact of the Federal Government’s 2009 Amnesty programme for ex-militants in the Niger Delta. The focus was on security, and development in the region; it also focused on oil pipeline vandalism. The study made use of the Conflict Transformation theory. The central thesis of conflict transformation theory is that contemporary violent conflicts require interventions than transcend more than a mere change of position and the identification of win-win outcomes. The study utilized mainly qualitative methods – the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and In-Depth Interviews (IDI). Secondary sources of data collection such as journals, articles, books government publication, internet articles and newspapers were also utilized; the data were descriptively analysed. The sampling technique employed for the study was the purposive sampling to select the audience for the FGDs and IDIs. The findings revealed that the amnesty programme was able to address the security problem in the region to enable government to successfully carry out oil exploration and increase the nations earning from oil production. The findings also revealed that issues relating to governance and development in the region are still a fundamental problem in need of dire solutions. The research recommends the following: The federal government should push for restructured Nigeria. The federal government should look into ways to improving on the present programme on Niger Delta; oil cooperation’s must be made to participate in providing basic amenities in the Region; the federal government must prioritize the clean –up of the region due to continuous oil spill and pollution in the environment.
| Author | : John B. Idamkue |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 133 |
| Release | : 2021-05-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1793634815 |
Since the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists in 1995, Nigeria’s Niger Delta has witnessed conflicts associated with oil production and agitations against oil companies operating in the region. Why did the initial peaceful protests of the oil-bearing communities turn violent? What are the recurring complaints of the people? What roles do the government and the oil corporations play in the perpetuation of the conflicts? In answering these and related questions, John B. Idamkue explores the deep-seated perceptions and grievances of the oil-producing communities by tracing the history of struggle in the region and eliciting the candid views and perspectives of key community actors and stakeholders using their words and responses in a study that is revealing and insightful. By isolating the six pillars of resource governance, Idamkue shines a bright light on the change in the actors, political institutions, and impact of oil production on the livelihood of the people to explain why conflicts linger.
| 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)
