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Demystifying the Niger Delta conflict: Towards an integrated explanation

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  • Uwafiokun Idemudia
  • Uwem E. Ite

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The conflict in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria has lasted for more than a decade, with little or no attempt at an analytical explanation. As a result, the situation has made effective conflict resolution difficult, and perpetuated the confusion of fiction over fact. This paper sets out to correct the shortcomings in existing literature by proffering an integrated explanation of various factors responsible for the conflict. The paper concludes that political and economic factors are the root causes of conflict in the Niger Delta, with environmental and social factors as the proximate and trigger causes, respectively. Given the nature of the relationship among the myriad factors responsible for the conflict, what is required is a comprehensive approach to conflict resolution that pursues development in the Niger Delta on the basis and principles of social, economic and environmental sustainability.

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  • Uwafiokun Idemudia & Uwem E. Ite, 2006. "Demystifying the Niger Delta conflict: Towards an integrated explanation," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(109), pages 391-406, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:33:y:2006:i:109:p:391-406
    DOI: 10.1080/03056240601000762
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    2. Uwafiokun Idemudia, 2017. "Environmental Business–NGO Partnerships in Nigeria: Issues and Prospects," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(2), pages 265-276, February.
    3. Chinasa S. Onyenekwe & Uche T. Okpara & Patience I. Opata & Irene S. Egyir & Daniel B. Sarpong, 2022. "The Triple Challenge: Food Security and Vulnerabilities of Fishing and Farming Households in Situations Characterized by Increasing Conflict, Climate Shock, and Environmental Degradation," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-20, November.
    4. Madu, Christian N. & Kuei, Chu-hua & Ozumba, Benjamin C. & Nnadi, Valentine E. & Madu, Ifeanyi E. & Ezeasor, Ikenna C., 2018. "Using the DPSIR framework and data analytics to analyze oil spillages in the Niger delta area," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 78-90.
    5. Rieper, Sarah, 2013. "Corporate social responsibility in zones of conflict," PIPE - Papers on International Political Economy 18/2013, Free University Berlin, Center for International Political Economy.
    6. Christian Omobhude & Shih-Hsin Chen, 2019. "Social Innovation for Sustainability: The Case of Oil Producing Communities in the Niger Delta region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-26, November.
    7. Uzoma Iloanugo & Indranil Dutta & M. Emranul Haque, 2020. "Do Amnesty Policies Reduce Conflict? Evidence from the Niger-Delta Amnesty Program," Economics Discussion Paper Series 2011, Economics, The University of Manchester.

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