Publicaties

Environmental pollution by way of oil spillage and gas flaring are the lots and bane of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, where the country’s oil exploration activities are carried on by the oil multinational companies (MNCs). The cries of the people as well as several non-governmental organizations for attention to the area were not only spurned, but were at intervals rebuffed with crackdown and repression from successive administrations in ...

This dissertation critically studies Pope Francis' 'culture of encounter' as a paradigm for social dialogue and peacebuilding in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Using multiple methodologies (contextual, hermeneutical-critical, interdisciplinary, and practical approaches) this research critically investigates the nature, causes, and consequences of the violent conflict in the Niger Delta and the theological-ethical undersThis dissertation critically ...

Since the late 1990s, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes have gained prominence in post-conflict peacebuilding. However, the reintegration of ex-combatants remains a major challenge for societies emerging from violent conflict. Current research pays extensive attention to economic and social dimensions of the reintegration of ex-combatants. But the communities to which ex-combatants return have not been sufficiently ...

© 2017 Taylor & Francis. Disagreements between indigenous communities and the Nigerian state on natural resource management constitute a major source of conflicts in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Though armed militancy targeting oil infrastructure constituted a major form of the conflicts, there existed other types, levels, and dimensions of conflicts within the region. However, the Nigerian state response has focused mainly on addressing the ...

© Valpy FitzGerald, Judith Heyer and Rosemary Thorp 2011. The upsurge of violent conflicts in the early 1990s unexpectedly animated academic and policy interest in social cohesion and in political stability. Given the political, humanitarian and economic costs of violent conflict, most studies on intra-state conflicts have focused on the causes of such violence (see Van de Goor et al., 1996). A huge range of perspectives has emerged in the field ...

With the in-depth promotion of the construction of the "Belt and Road", China has gradually changed from a capital-importing country to a capital-importing and capital-exporting country, and its investments and disputes in Africa have been increasing. As the first investment arbitration case brought by a Chinese investor against an African country, Zhongshan Fucheng v. Nigeria reflects the dilemma of Chinese investors seeking remedy after ...