If the federal government try to freeze this conflict again instead of resolving it, then the next generations will bump into the same problem. Perceptions and voices of south sudanese about the northsouth sudan conflict, machar wek aleubaak. Conflict profile nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency. Lets start by examining the causes of conflict in nigeria from a religious perspective. Conflict exists in all countries and in every level of society. The conflict takes place within the context of longstanding issues of religious violence between nigerias muslim and christian communities, and the insurgents ultimate aim is to establish an islamic state. Conflict management requires the application of resolution techniques to regulate the.
Drawing on postcolonial criticism tyson, 2015 and other relevant social conflict theories from the field of conflict resolution, this paper seeks to analyze, through the medicodiagnostic method of inquiry, the drivers, dynamics and sources of ethnoreligious conflict in nigeria. Historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. The results are obvious, even a small spark can ignite a firestorm in nigeria. The institute is under the ministry of foreign affairs and is primarily a research centre, a thinktank and an agency to strengthen nigerias capacity for the promotion of peace and conflict prevention, management and resolution. To prevent the crisis from escalating, the government should strengthen security for herders and farmers, implement conflict resolution mechanisms and establish grazing reserves. The main reason for this is an intolerance between religious groups. Faithbased organisations and conflict resolution in. In this course students learn about the different courses of conflict and how these issues can be resolved without violence. The literature on conflict and globalization has shed some light on these dynamics. Nigerian universities offering peace and conflict resolution. This study is a thorough research into the conflict management strategies of organizations in nigeria. Conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction conflict prevention page 1. Causes of conflict in nigeria and ways of resolving them. By directing attention to a potential conflict, there is apprehension that deliberate awareness could influence and increase escalation.
It is imperative because no two people perceive a particular thing exactly in the same way. However, the realization of the potential roles of the academic libraries in offering services for conflict resolution has prompted some universities to introduce the course peace and conflict resolution as general studies course as it is the university of jos where peace and conflict resolution studies is taught as one of the general. A conflict is a situation between two or more people in which one person perceives that another person has negatively affected, or is. Oshita, fspsp directorgeneral institute for peace and conflict resolution, abuja since her independence in 1960, nigeria. This paper interrogates nigeria s interventionist role in africa over the last five decades 19602010 by examining the interplay between nigeria s afrocentric foreign policy drive and its conflict interventionist role in africa. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace. Poor funding, insecurity challenge to nomadic education. Peace and conflict resolution peace isnt the absence of conflict and conflict isn t necessarily war or violence.
Udezo abstract the need for conflict resolution in our society is crucial. Inadequacy in nigeria as one of the causes of conflict in nigeria. Globalization and conflict resolution alan tidwell. Conflict resolution masters theses conflict resolution. The boko haram insurgency began in 2009, when the jihadist group boko haram started an armed rebellion against the government of nigeria. Religious freedom conditions in nigeria trended negatively in 2018. Francis 2007 it is an inevitable product of cohabitation or coexistence of individuals or people in society struggling for limited values or resources as against countless desires. This paper interrogates nigerias interventionist role in africa over the last five decades 19602010 by examining the interplay between nigerias afrocentric foreign policy drive and its conflict interventionist role in africa. Nowhere is this more evident than in the evolving problems of. Oshita, fspsp directorgeneral institute for peace and conflict resolution, abuja since her independence in 1960, nigeria has experienced different types of violent. Evidences indicated that herdsmenfarmers conflict is prevalent in the country. Nigeria, as a nation, is bound by various ethnicities or ethnic groups, thus higazi noted that, the dominant discourses in the conflict refer to political exclusion on the basis of ethnicity and religion 14.
Conflict and conflict resolution in secondary schools in nigeria dr. Pdf conflict resolution in nigeria the niger delta. The situation of nigeria and many other countries, calls for urgent intervention and medication, hence this paper focuses on prescribing adult education strategies for conflict mediation for sustainable peace and development in communities in. Conflict resolution mechanism and applied responses to nigerias jihadists academic works debate at length the terms conflict resolution, conflict management, conflict settlement, and conflict transformation, which are often used loosely. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest of group e.
Marvin nii ankrah author year 20 pages 82 catalog number v231798 file size 800 kb language english tags the organisation of african unity oau economic community of west african states ecowas conflict resolution model multisectoral approach sub. Conflict is a natural phenomenon in the construction project management as in other areas of human activities as its importance being accepted if positively managed. Conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction 3 an escalation to violence is complex and can lead to false alarms. Igbohausa feud that began after the military coup and countercoup of 1966, culminating in the civil war in 1967, efikibibio conflict, tivjukun debacle, fulanibirom clashes, and itsekiriurhoboijaw conflict in. This according to anih 2008 is the struggle in the higher education institutions.
Nongovernmental organizations ngos, conflict and peace. It is a 25item inventory designed to assess 5 basic conflict resolution strategies which are confrontation, withdrawal, forcing, smoothing, and compromise. The struggle between religious groups in nigeria started in the middle of the 20th century. Igbohausa feud that began after the military coup and countercoup of 1966, culminating in the civil war in 1967, efikibibio conflict, tivjukun debacle, fulanibirom clashes, and itsekiriurhoboijaw conflict in the niger delta. Conflict management in nigerian construction industry. Propelled by desertification, insecurity and the loss of grazing land to expanding settlements, the southward migration of nigerias herders is causing violent competition over land with local farmers.
Prevalence of herdsmen and farmers conflict in nigeria. Pdf conflict in the world has come to be accepted as a part of human growth and development. I4 1, 2, 4department of computer science university of benin benin city nigeria 3department of computer science university of uyo nigeria abstract. The situation of nigeria and many other countries, calls for urgent intervention and medication, hence this paper focuses on prescribing adult education strategies for conflict mediation for sustainable peace and development in communities in nigeria. Nigeria, as a nation, is bound by various ethnicities or ethnic groups, thus higazi noted that, the dominant discourses in the conflict refer to political. Before examining in more details the role of can, it is useful to. Recommendations for the effective roles of traditional rulers in land conflict resolution will be listed. This seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2. Otegbulu abstract the paper made an indepth examination and explanation of the concept conflict. Press the nigerian government to acknowledge the significant threats posed by boko haram and isiswa. Sep 06, 2016 historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. The conflict takes place within the context of longstanding issues of religious violence between nigeria s muslim and christian communities, and the insurgents ultimate aim is to establish an islamic state. Sample of information to be collected for local development plans i natural resource conflict in northcentral nigeria. Conflict is a natural condition existing in any multipartyheterogeneous system.
This paper interrogates the challenges of conflict management in a democratic society by examining the myriad of security issues in the nigerian nation. Before that, tensions between rivalry groups were covered and maintained by the colonial regime. The challenges and problems facing the traditional rulers in the discharge of land conflict resolution are stated. Causes of conflict in nigeria and ways of resolving them legit. Personality traits on conflict resolution strategies among. The institute for peace and conflict resolutionipcr was established in february, 2000. Collective bargaining and conflict resolution in nigerias. The challenges of conflict management in a democratic. Conflict resolution strategies scale crss developed by howat and london 1980 was used to measure strategies used by couples to resolve conflicts. Two hypotheses were formulated to determine the source of conflict and conflict. The nigerian government at the national and state levels continued to tolerate violence and discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, and suppressed the freedom to manifest religion or belief. The case of the organisation of african unity oau author. The roles and the challenges of traditional rulers in land. Two hypotheses were formulated to determine the source of conflict and conflict resolution in the nigeria public service.
The study examined the services offered by academic libraries in conflict resolution, identified the media through which academic libraries offer their services and the problems encountered by academic libraries in rendering conflict resolution services. Conflict resolution strategies in nongovernment secondary schools in benue state, nigeria angie oboegbulem university of nigeria, nisukka, nigeria idoko alphonusu alfa government secondary school, makurdi, nigeria this study investigated perceived crss conflict resolution strategies for the resolution of conflicts in. Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. While this in many ways is an extension of the sectarian, or religious, animosity seen in nigerias coups and prior civil war, this variation is significant in that it is tied to the imposition of muslim sharia law in many parts of. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace building. This was true to a greater extent in the bakassi case.
Discussing conflicts in nigeria may require us to situate the clarification of the term conflict. Imperatives for religious leaders in nigeria benson o. Data were extracted and used from secondary sources like journals, textbooks, newspapers and online organizational publications. The population comprised academic libraries in nigeria. Faithbased organisations and conflict resolution in nigeria. It further exposed the various types of the concept, the causes including favouritism, interdependence and lack of resources. The media and conflict an assessment of the evidence evidence brief. Nigeria, which examines the nature, roles, and techniques used by can in conflict resolution in nigeria. This article will examine the how diplomatic agreements, treaties, judicial opinions and ruling, diplomatic exchanges played a critical role in the resolution of the bakassi conflict between cameroon and nigeria. Consolidated and zonal reports 9foreword professor oshita o. The print media and conflict resolution in northern uganda. Cultural processes of conflict resolution in ghana traditional conflict resolution is a structured political, judicial and arbitration mechanism. Conflict could be seen as a situation characterized by confrontation and hostilities to secure strategic.
Other objectives are to examine the nature of collective bargaining and conflict resolution mechanisms. Furthermore, no religious conflict in the nation is purely religious without ethnicity playing its way in it. Despite the governments announcement in 2016, that the group had been crushed, attacks have. This time last year, the world was cautiously optimistic that at least some of africas deadly conflicts were on course for resolution.
The paper will discuss the roles played by these groups including the various factions in the conflict, the government, nongovernmental organizations and civil society movements. Muslimchristian sectarian violence 2000presenta civil conflict between muslims and christians in nigeria. Introduction todays security challenges are increasingly diverse, differentiated and fragmented. It discusses the theories and concept of conflict and security within the framework of current realities in nigeria. Nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency this seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2.
Many of such insurgents had escaped into the scattered dense forests of the northwest states. The paper examines some generative forces that enhance the growth. Resolving the herdersfarmers conflict in nigeria, policy brief. Consolidated and zonal reports 9 foreword professor oshita o. Conflict in the world has come to be accepted as a part of human growth and development. The study is anchored on the frustrationaggression and conflict theories. Conflict resolution in the niger delta region of nigeria. Governance, accountability and transparency of conflict. After having claimed some two million lives, sudans twentyyear civil war appeared close to an end. A new paradigm 552 for nigeria in view of the new paradigm shift in the emerging conflict resolution architecture.
Increase conflict resolution programming and researchin partnership with local and tradi tional leaders and other parts of civil societyto counter hate speech and incitement to violence based on religious identity. The challenges and opportunities of immigrant integration. The study points out factors or causes of conflicts in organizations and the society at large and the various approaches towards resolving a conflict situation. The university and government conflict in nigeria is seen as means of cushioning tension. Conflict resolution mechanism and applied responses to nigerias jihadists academic works debate at length the terms conflict resolution, conflict management, conflict settlement, and conflict transformation, which are often used loosely and interchangeably ramsbotham et al.
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