Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta

The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the forefront of international energy and security concerns. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil-related violence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It focuses on the drive...

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description The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the forefront of international energy and security concerns. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil-related violence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It focuses on the drivers of the conflict, as well as the ways the crises spawned by the political economy of oil and contradictions within Nigeria's ethnic politics have contributed to the morphing of initially poorly coordinated, largely non-violent protests into a pan-Delta insurgency. Approaching the issue from a number of perspectives, the book offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis available of the varied dimensions of the conflict. Combining empirically-based and analytic chapters, it attempts to explain the causes of the escalation in violence, the various actors, levels and dynamics involved, and the policy challenges faced with regard to conflict management/resolution and the options for peace. It also examines the role of oil as a commodity of global strategic significance, addressing the relationship between oil, energy security and development in the Niger Delta.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-945932024-03-29T13:42:01Z Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta Obi, Cyril Rustad, Siri Aas Energy resources Petroleum industry International trade Transnational corporations Geopolitics Responsibility Governance Corruption Political crisis Ethnic conflicts Dispute settlement Human rights violations Political violence Protest movements Conflict management Political conditions Nigeria Niger Delta bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the forefront of international energy and security concerns. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil-related violence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It focuses on the drivers of the conflict, as well as the ways the crises spawned by the political economy of oil and contradictions within Nigeria's ethnic politics have contributed to the morphing of initially poorly coordinated, largely non-violent protests into a pan-Delta insurgency. Approaching the issue from a number of perspectives, the book offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis available of the varied dimensions of the conflict. Combining empirically-based and analytic chapters, it attempts to explain the causes of the escalation in violence, the various actors, levels and dynamics involved, and the policy challenges faced with regard to conflict management/resolution and the options for peace. It also examines the role of oil as a commodity of global strategic significance, addressing the relationship between oil, energy security and development in the Niger Delta. 2022-12-06T16:13:21Z 2022-12-06T16:13:21Z 2011 book ONIX_20221206_9781848138094_116 9781848138094 9781848138087 9781848138070 9781848138100 9781350221598 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94593 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781848138070 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-1330 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9781350221598 10.5040/9781350221598 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781848138094 9781848138087 9781848138070 9781848138100 9781350221598 Zed Books 255 Uppsala; London open access
spellingShingle Energy resources
Petroleum industry
International trade
Transnational corporations
Geopolitics
Responsibility
Governance
Corruption
Political crisis
Ethnic conflicts
Dispute settlement
Human rights violations
Political violence
Protest movements
Conflict management
Political conditions
Nigeria
Niger Delta
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government
bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria
Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta
title Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta
title_full Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta
title_fullStr Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta
title_full_unstemmed Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta
title_short Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta
title_sort oil and insurgency in the niger delta
topic Energy resources
Petroleum industry
International trade
Transnational corporations
Geopolitics
Responsibility
Governance
Corruption
Political crisis
Ethnic conflicts
Dispute settlement
Human rights violations
Political violence
Protest movements
Conflict management
Political conditions
Nigeria
Niger Delta
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government
bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria
topic_facet Energy resources
Petroleum industry
International trade
Transnational corporations
Geopolitics
Responsibility
Governance
Corruption
Political crisis
Ethnic conflicts
Dispute settlement
Human rights violations
Political violence
Protest movements
Conflict management
Political conditions
Nigeria
Niger Delta
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government
bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFD West Africa::1HFDN Nigeria
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