This study of trade related conflict and its resolution in Nigeria’s was prompted by the needs of... more This study of trade related conflict and its resolution in Nigeria’s was prompted by the needs of policy makers concerned with improving market access for the poor. There is a lack of published material analysing links between trade/markets and conflict development/conflict resolution. The study is based on a literature review, a small number of interviews in Nigeria and UK and a one-day workshop:it was conceived as a pilot to identify areas for future research. The informality of Nigeria’s agricultural produce trade has the potential to promote both cooperation and conflict. The food marketing chains are complex networks extending across the country, and often involve diverse ethnic, religious and social groups. For the most part these linkages work extremely effectively, drawing on substantial inter-gender, inter-ethnic and inter-religious cooperation,often built up over generations.Nonetheless, there is potential for a
Introduction Animal protein is an important dietary component for Nigeria’s middle and elite clas... more Introduction Animal protein is an important dietary component for Nigeria’s middle and elite classes but its cost limits its accessibility by the poor. The relevance of livestock trade for the poor in Nigeria is less in the area of consumption but rather in employment generation and the inter-ethnic relations that it fosters. Traditional forms of production and marketing dominate Nigerian livestock commodity and operate at two levels. At one level are millions of individual and household producers who own a few sheep, goats and poultry and supply the market to supplement their income. At the second level are cattle holders (mostly Fulani), who owned large herds of cattle for supply into the market. The trading and marketing side of the livestock is dominated by the Hausas both at local and national levels.
Campaigning by the women’s movement in Anambra State was instrumental to the introduction of a ne... more Campaigning by the women’s movement in Anambra State was instrumental to the introduction of a new law in 2005 designed to prevent the maltreatment of widows. Religion is often implicated in gender inequality and discrimination against women, but religious leaders and organizations played key roles in this campaign. The case study enabled the researchers to address the questions of when, why and how religious actors facilitate rather than obstruct legal reform intended to realize women’s rights.
... Focusing on women's rights is seen as a means of diverting attention from the pressi... more ... Focusing on women's rights is seen as a means of diverting attention from the pressing economic and political problems facing many members of Muslim societies, especially in the South ... She is Secretary of the women's health research network in Nigeria, Sokoto state ...
... view the current globalisation in the world economy, polity and com-munication as something t... more ... view the current globalisation in the world economy, polity and com-munication as something that presents challenges and opportunities for women ... Similarly, for an African Muslim woman forming global coalitions in scholarship and action with fellow Muslim women is as ...
Nigeria The Nigerian market: fuelling conflict, or contributing to peace? Fergus Lyon, Gina Porte... more Nigeria The Nigerian market: fuelling conflict, or contributing to peace? Fergus Lyon, Gina Porter, Fatima Adamu and Lanre Obafemi There is a complex set of structural causes underlying Nigeria's conflicts, including economic issues such as access to resources, that have ...
Vigilantism is a term often used to describe any form of policing and ordering that is non-state,... more Vigilantism is a term often used to describe any form of policing and ordering that is non-state, and under analysis ‘vigilantism’ has often emerged as negative, associated with violence and violation of individual rights. However, a closer examination of the origin, practice, function and structure of some of the groups often referred to as vigilantes in Nigeria has revealed that not all of them fit into our understanding of vigilantes as gangs of youths that mete out violence and jungle justice to their victims. Some of these vigilantes have their roots in the community and are a preferred form of policing in Nigeria. Many such groups exist across the shari‘a states of northern Nigeria, drawing their legitimacy from different and sometimes competing sources: the Yan'banga from the Hausa traditional and communal establishment, the hisba from the religious establishment and the Yan'achaba from the political establishment. What can we say about the operation, structure and fu...
This study of trade related conflict and its resolution in Nigeria’s was prompted by the needs of... more This study of trade related conflict and its resolution in Nigeria’s was prompted by the needs of policy makers concerned with improving market access for the poor. There is a lack of published material analysing links between trade/markets and conflict development/conflict resolution. The study is based on a literature review, a small number of interviews in Nigeria and UK and a one-day workshop:it was conceived as a pilot to identify areas for future research. The informality of Nigeria’s agricultural produce trade has the potential to promote both cooperation and conflict. The food marketing chains are complex networks extending across the country, and often involve diverse ethnic, religious and social groups. For the most part these linkages work extremely effectively, drawing on substantial inter-gender, inter-ethnic and inter-religious cooperation,often built up over generations.Nonetheless, there is potential for a
Introduction Animal protein is an important dietary component for Nigeria’s middle and elite clas... more Introduction Animal protein is an important dietary component for Nigeria’s middle and elite classes but its cost limits its accessibility by the poor. The relevance of livestock trade for the poor in Nigeria is less in the area of consumption but rather in employment generation and the inter-ethnic relations that it fosters. Traditional forms of production and marketing dominate Nigerian livestock commodity and operate at two levels. At one level are millions of individual and household producers who own a few sheep, goats and poultry and supply the market to supplement their income. At the second level are cattle holders (mostly Fulani), who owned large herds of cattle for supply into the market. The trading and marketing side of the livestock is dominated by the Hausas both at local and national levels.
Campaigning by the women’s movement in Anambra State was instrumental to the introduction of a ne... more Campaigning by the women’s movement in Anambra State was instrumental to the introduction of a new law in 2005 designed to prevent the maltreatment of widows. Religion is often implicated in gender inequality and discrimination against women, but religious leaders and organizations played key roles in this campaign. The case study enabled the researchers to address the questions of when, why and how religious actors facilitate rather than obstruct legal reform intended to realize women’s rights.
... Focusing on women's rights is seen as a means of diverting attention from the pressi... more ... Focusing on women's rights is seen as a means of diverting attention from the pressing economic and political problems facing many members of Muslim societies, especially in the South ... She is Secretary of the women's health research network in Nigeria, Sokoto state ...
... view the current globalisation in the world economy, polity and com-munication as something t... more ... view the current globalisation in the world economy, polity and com-munication as something that presents challenges and opportunities for women ... Similarly, for an African Muslim woman forming global coalitions in scholarship and action with fellow Muslim women is as ...
Nigeria The Nigerian market: fuelling conflict, or contributing to peace? Fergus Lyon, Gina Porte... more Nigeria The Nigerian market: fuelling conflict, or contributing to peace? Fergus Lyon, Gina Porter, Fatima Adamu and Lanre Obafemi There is a complex set of structural causes underlying Nigeria's conflicts, including economic issues such as access to resources, that have ...
Vigilantism is a term often used to describe any form of policing and ordering that is non-state,... more Vigilantism is a term often used to describe any form of policing and ordering that is non-state, and under analysis ‘vigilantism’ has often emerged as negative, associated with violence and violation of individual rights. However, a closer examination of the origin, practice, function and structure of some of the groups often referred to as vigilantes in Nigeria has revealed that not all of them fit into our understanding of vigilantes as gangs of youths that mete out violence and jungle justice to their victims. Some of these vigilantes have their roots in the community and are a preferred form of policing in Nigeria. Many such groups exist across the shari‘a states of northern Nigeria, drawing their legitimacy from different and sometimes competing sources: the Yan'banga from the Hausa traditional and communal establishment, the hisba from the religious establishment and the Yan'achaba from the political establishment. What can we say about the operation, structure and fu...
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