In: Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa, 2
"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, lessons learnt and the prospects for self-determination, socio-economic and environmental justice and peace in the aftermath of the hanging."--Provided by publisher.
In: Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa, 2
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Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Introduction: the unfinished revolution-the Niger Delta struggle since 1995 -- 2 MOSOP since 1995: somewhere between hope and despair? -- 3 The Urhobo militant movements and the contentious Ijaw domination of the Niger Delta struggle -- 4 A critique of the Joint-Military Task Force (JTF) deployment in the Niger Delta -- 5 Presidential Amnesty and resource control militancy in a petro-state -- 6 Comparing socioeconomic and human development in Nigeria and other oil-producing countries -- 7 From peaceful to non-peaceful protests: the trajectories of women's movements in the Niger Delta -- 8 The resurgence of militant groups in the Niger Delta: a study of security threats and the prospects for peace in Nigeria -- 9 The framing strategies of the Niger Delta Avengers -- Index
In: Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa 2
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