Suchergebnisse

After a brief introduction to Nigeria, this book deals with some of the problems of ethnic identification. It presents a discussion of ethnic pluralism and the names and identities of Nigeria's ethnic groups. Two chapters are concerned with ethnicity and neo-ethnicity respectively. The author then discusses existing and suggested strategies for reducing the problems of ethnicity, and promoting social and politico-economic development. (DÜI-Hff)

The book gives a record of the outcome of Nigeria's political, religious, ethnic and other interacting forms of pluralism in relation to the scarcity of resources. It is based on original data obtained from fieldwork and prolonged involvement in conflict studies in the various ecological zones of Nigeria. The twelve essays contained in the book show how multiple users of scarce resources constantly encounter the recurrent problems of ethnicity or sub-ethnicity, as well as religious and other forms of exclusive symbolic identities and contested claims of farmers, pastoralists, fishermen and local politicians. The articles capture the dynamics of competing variables which define the character, structures and processes of conflict management, resolution and transformation, as well as peacebuilding. (DÜI-Sbd)

In zahlreichen Beiträgen wird der Versuch einer Bestandsaufnahme von Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik Nigerias unternommen und das Bild eines instabilen, in seinem Bestand bedrohten Landes gezeichnet. Zugleich bemühen sich die Autoren darum, Perspektiven für eine bessere Entwicklung aufzuzeigen. (DÜI-Kör)