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Armed rebellion and the future of self-determination in the Niger Delta
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Abstract Armed rebellion has remained a constant decimal in the relation between the states and rebel groups in contemporary strategic discourse. The resolve by the Niger people of Nigeria to resort to arms and their agitations appear to have found deeper understanding within the context of history. This pap... mehr
Armed rebellion has remained a constant decimal in the relation between the states and rebel groups in contemporary strategic discourse. The resolve by the Niger people of Nigeria to resort to arms and their agitations appear to have found deeper understanding within the context of history. This paper takes a historical look at the foundations of the agitations of the people of the Niger Delta and the ultimate decision to address their displeasure through the use terror or armed rebellion. It addresses the philosophy underpinning self-determination programmes of the Niger Delta militants and the responses of Nigerian state to the agitations of the Niger Delta militants. The paper therefore concludes that the use of arms as the ultimate ratio may remain the future of relationship in the Niger Delta because of the fundamental defects in the policies of the Nigerian state.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Niger; Westafrika; Widerstand; Waffe; Widerstandsbewegung; Selbstbestimmung; Staat; Regierungspolitik
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2015
Seitenangabe
S. 18-26
Zeitschriftentitel
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2015) 43
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.43.18
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)