Democratic and electoral process in Nigeria: a forecast into the 2023 general elections
In: Taiwan journal of democracy, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 145-176
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In: Taiwan journal of democracy, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 145-176
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In: Journal of African elections, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 23-43
ISSN: 1609-4700
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In: WILBERFORCE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, Band 8, Heft 2, S. 22-49
ISSN: 2504-9232
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had adverse effects on the health and socio-economic lives of people all over the world. These effects could be disproportionately felt by vulnerable populations of which conflict-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) are part of. While attention is often focused on the effect of the pandemic on other populations, vulnerable populations like the IDPs are often neglected. This article fills this gap by examining the state of conflict-induced IDPs in conflict-ridden Borno State of Nigeria in the face of the pandemic. The article adopts an exploratory research design and the qualitative method, using primary data sourced from semi-structured interviews, and analyses the data using discourse analysis. Findings show that given the living conditions in the IDP camps, social/physical distancing was difficult to practice, that special measures were put in place to protect IDPs from contracting the virus; that the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 had an adverse effect on the welfare of IDPs; and that the pandemic brought new health and safety challenges in the IDP camps, but not security challenges. The article concludes that the pandemic had adversely impacted the lives of conflict-induced IDPs, albeit, it had not spread among them.
In: African identities, S. 1-21
ISSN: 1472-5851
In: African journal on conflict resolution: AJCR, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 103-131
ISSN: 1562-6997
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In: Conflict studies quarterly: CSQ, Heft 25, S. 3-19
ISSN: 2285-7605
In: Conflict studies quarterly: CSQ, Heft 26, S. 3-21
ISSN: 2285-7605