UNMET HUMAN NEEDS AND THE NIGER DELTA CONFLICT IN NIGERIA

• Authors: Irobi Emmy G.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article examines the conflict in Niger Delta, the oil producing region of Nigeria. It focuses on the cause of conflict using the unmet human needs theory of John Burton (1990). The analysis X-rays the issues underlying the violence, arguing that it was a result of inarticulate government policies that failed to satisfy the needs of various communities in the region. Applying this conflict resolution tool should help us tp provide a way out of the problem.

Keywords

EN

CONFLICT; HUMAN NEEDS; NIGER DELTA; OIL

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 23
• Pages: 77=93
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Irobi Emmy G.

• Emmy Irobi, International and Areas Studies (IAS) Dept, University of California, 360 Stephens Hall MC-2600 Berkeley, CA, USA,

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06354