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Creed & Grievance - Muslim-Christian Relations & Conflict Resolution in Northern Nigeria (Hardcover)
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Creed & Grievance - Muslim-Christian Relations & Conflict Resolution in Northern Nigeria (Hardcover)
Series: Western Africa Series
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Analyses the complexities of Christian-Muslim conflict that
threatens the fragile democracy of Nigeria, and the implications
for global peace and security. In northern Nigeria, high levels of
ethnic diversity have coincided with acute polarization between
Muslims and Christians, increasingly fuelling violent conflict. The
climate of insecurity threatens northern Nigeria's development,
accentuates the inequalities between it and the rest of the
country, and undermines the attempt to stabilize democracy in the
country. Externally, fears have also been expressed that Islamist
movements in northern Nigeria form part of a wider network
constituting a threat to global peace and security. Refuting a
"clash of civilizations" between Muslims and Christians, the
authors of this new study highlight the multiplicity of Muslim and
Christian groups contending for influence and relevance, and the
doctrinal, political and historical drivers of conflict and
violence between and within them. They analyse three of the most
contentious issues: the conflicts in Jos; the Boko Haram
insurgency; and the challenges of legal pluralism posed by the
declaration of full Sharia law in 12 Muslim majority states.
Finally, they suggest appropriate and effective policy responses at
local, national and international levels, discussing the importance
of informal institutions as avenues for peace-building and the
complementarities between local and national dynamics in the search
for peace. Abdul Raufu Mustapha is Associate Professor in African
Politics, University of Oxford. David Ehrhardt is Assistant
Professor of International Development at Leiden University
College. Companion volume: Sects & Social Disorder: Muslim
Identities &Conflict in Northern Nigeria edited by Abdul Raufu
Mustapha (James Currey 2014) Nigeria: Premium Times Books
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