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Migration and religious socialization in Nigeria: the Fulanization dilemma
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Abstract Migration has remarkably influenced the development of civilization and the establishment of cultural borders throughout history. In the case of Nigeria, one of the negative impacts of migration has been the violent seizure of ancestral lands by the Fulani as part of a strategy to 'fulanize' and 'Is... view more
Migration has remarkably influenced the development of civilization and the establishment of cultural borders throughout history. In the case of Nigeria, one of the negative impacts of migration has been the violent seizure of ancestral lands by the Fulani as part of a strategy to 'fulanize' and 'Islamize' the Nigerian nation. This study investigates the links between human migration and religious socialization in Africa, particularly Nigeria. The paper employs the descriptive and phenomenological approaches and bases its arguments on the theoretical foundations of Durkheimian and Weberian theories. The paper argues that regional mobility, with its religious socializing effects, affects national politics, government, the economy, and other national domains. It concludes that African countries should include international migration in their plans and national development goals to make their countries safer.... view less
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
Boko Migration; Religious Socialization; Africa; Fulanization; Islamization; Nigeria
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 418-428
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 8 (2022) 3
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed