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| Title: | Gender, ethnicity and violence and their effects on livelihoods in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria: the case of Keegbara-Dere (Ogoni) and Bolo (Okrika) in Rivers state |
| Authors: | Oruwari, Yomi Owei, Opuenebo Jev, Margaret |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Periodical: | Africa Media Review (ISSN 0258-4913) |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 27-42 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Nigeria West Africa |
| Subjects: | ethnic conflicts livelihoods gender roles Ogoni Kirike gender violence Niger River Delta (Nigeria) Women and war |
| Abstract: | The Niger Delta Region in Nigeria, the main mineral oil-producing area in the country, has become a breeding ground for various forms of violence. The inability of residents in the area to gain significantly from the resources generated by the exploration and exploitation of this natural resource has contributed to this problem. Although it is now recognized that violence severely undermines broader development goals of growth and sustainability, much policy research is dominated by quantitative methodologies. While obviously important, such highly quantitative methodologies fail to capture how people actually experience violence and also how it has impeded their livelihoods. Placing emphasis on qualitative methodology, this study looks at the interrelationship between ethnicity and violence and its effect on livelihoods and on gender-based livelihood strategies in the oil-producing areas of Nigeria. In particular, it looks at the case of the violence between the Keegbara-Dere (Ogoni) and the Bolo (Okrika), whose antecedents date back to the early 20th century. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract, edited] |
