Oil and insurgency in the Niger Delta: managing the complex politics of petro-violence

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Title:	Oil and insurgency in the Niger Delta: managing the complex politics of petro-violence
Editors:	Obi, Cyril Rustad, Siri Aas
Year:	2011
Pages:	255
Language:	English
Series:	Africa now
City of publisher:	London
Publisher:	Zed Books
ISBN:	9781848138094; 9781848138070; 9781848138087
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	petroleum industry violence Niger Delta conflict
External link:	http://nai.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:387024/fulltext01.pdf
Abstract:	This collective volume analyses the dynamics of the violent conflict in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, focusing on the ways in which oil and Nigerian politics have morphed poorly coordinated, non-violent protests into a pan-Delta insurgency. It discusses the causes of the escalation in violence, the various actors involved, the policy challenges facing conflict resolution, and the options for peace. It also examines the role of oil as a commodity of global strategic significance, and the impact of the complex interplay between transnational, State and local actors and power relations. Contributions by Babatunde A. Ahonsi, Rhuks Ako, Morten Bøås, Nils Duquet, Engobo Emeseh, Ibaba Samuel Ibaba, Uwafiokun Idemudia, Augustine Ikelegbe, Oluwatoyin Oluwaniyi, Kayode Soremekun, Charles Ukeje, Ukoha Ukiwo, and Anna Zalik. [ASC Leiden abstract]