Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis

Nigeria is a hotspot for numerous conflicts, especially in the postcolonial times. These intractable conflicts include ethnic, religious, political, sectarian, communal, Settlers-Natives and Pastoralist-Farmers dimensions. On this occasion, different scholarly arguments were advanced to know whether...

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Main Authors:	Wunti, Musa Adamu, Moniruzzaman, Md.
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Language:	English
Published:	International Institute of Academic Research and Development (IIARD) 2016
Subjects:	JA Political science (General)
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spelling	iium-541082017-01-11T02:56:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54108/ Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis Wunti, Musa Adamu Moniruzzaman, Md. JA Political science (General) Nigeria is a hotspot for numerous conflicts, especially in the postcolonial times. These intractable conflicts include ethnic, religious, political, sectarian, communal, Settlers-Natives and Pastoralist-Farmers dimensions. On this occasion, different scholarly arguments were advanced to know whether there is a generalizable cause for the menace. Much of these studies focus on conflicts associated with federal structure, uneven development, resources control and marginalization explaining the wider context of the problem. This article explores the significance of understanding the historical context of ethno-political conflict in Northern Nigeria and examines why conflicts keep reoccurring between different communities in the region. The article also assumes that, it is significant to note the influence of politicization of ethnicity, selective injustice and elite manipulation in conflict analysis in Nigeria. It concludes that ethno-political conflicts in Nigeria are fundamentally influenced by bad politics and bad governance. Therefore its management has become a mirage in spite of series of interventions to put the conflicts to an end. International Institute of Academic Research and Development (IIARD) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54108/1/Ethnocentrism%20and%20ethno-political%20JPLR%202016.pdf Wunti, Musa Adamu and Moniruzzaman, Md. (2016) Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis. Journal of Political Science and Leadership Research, 2 (2). pp. 10-23. ISSN 2504-883X https://www.iiardpub.org/get/JPSLR/VOL.%202%20NO.%202%202016/Ethnocentrism%20and%20ethno-political.pdf
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description	Nigeria is a hotspot for numerous conflicts, especially in the postcolonial times. These intractable conflicts include ethnic, religious, political, sectarian, communal, Settlers-Natives and Pastoralist-Farmers dimensions. On this occasion, different scholarly arguments were advanced to know whether there is a generalizable cause for the menace. Much of these studies focus on conflicts associated with federal structure, uneven development, resources control and marginalization explaining the wider context of the problem. This article explores the significance of understanding the historical context of ethno-political conflict in Northern Nigeria and examines why conflicts keep reoccurring between different communities in the region. The article also assumes that, it is significant to note the influence of politicization of ethnicity, selective injustice and elite manipulation in conflict analysis in Nigeria. It concludes that ethno-political conflicts in Nigeria are fundamentally influenced by bad politics and bad governance. Therefore its management has become a mirage in spite of series of interventions to put the conflicts to an end.
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author	Wunti, Musa Adamu Moniruzzaman, Md.
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title	Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis
title_short	Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis
title_full	Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis
title_fullStr	Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis
title_sort	ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in northern nigeria: a critical analysis
publisher	International Institute of Academic Research and Development (IIARD)
publishDate	2016
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Ethnocentrism and ethno-political conflicts in Northern Nigeria: A critical analysis

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