A History of Identities, Violence, and Stability in Nigeria.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2005
Country:
Nigeria
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
First published:
1 January 2005
Authors:
Osaghae, E.E. and Suberu, R.T.

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of identities and conflicts in Nigeria. Following an introduction, it is organised into a further four sections. The second section examines the scope and nature of Nigeria's identity diversity, providing discussion of ethnicity, religion, regionalism, class, gender, and youth. Section 3 examines patterns of conflict in pre-colonial and colonial times. Section 4 draws our attention to the most salient identity cleavages in conflicts in the post-colonial era. The final section (5) looks at state management of conflicts and its effects under the federal system in Nigeria.

Citation

CRISE Working Paper 6, 27 pp.

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