LEADER 03515nam 2200457 450 001 9910503002903321 005 20220625202452.0 010 $a3-030-86327-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000012037219 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6735580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6735580 035 $a(OCoLC)1276862913 035 $a(PPN)258054697 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000012037219 100 $a20220625d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auraz#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPunctuated peace in Nigeria's oil region $eoil insurgency and the challenges of post-conflict peacebuilding /$fObasesam Okoi 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aPalgrave studies in compromise after conflict 311 $a3-030-86326-3 320 $aIncludes index. 327 $a1. Introduction: The Peacebuilding Universe in Nigerias Oil Region -- Part 1: The Transition from Conflict to Peace -- 2. Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding -- 3. Measuring Success in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Processes -- 4. Empowerment and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding -- Part 2: The Collapse and Revival of the Niger Delta Peace Process -- 5. The Changing Landscape of Oil Insurgency -- 6. The Emergence of a Peace Economy -- Part 3: Conceptualizing and Theorizing Peace -- 7. Conceptions of Peace in the Niger Delta -- 8. Towards a Theory of Punctuated Peace -- 9. Pathways to Positive Peacebuilding. 330 $aThis book examines the extent to which peacebuilding processes such as disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration are possible in the attempt to demilitarize Nigerias oil region and establish a stable post-conflict environment for nurturing durable peace. The book argues that the failure of the peacebuilders to address the structural tensions at the heart of insurgency, along with competition for access to the material benefits of peacebuilding, have revived violence at repeated intervals that punctuates the progression of peace. The authors analysis shows how the interventions pursued by peacebuilders have been successful in stabilizing the oil region by taking arms from insurgents, paying them monthly allowances, and building their capacity to reintegrate into society through a range of transformational processes. While these interventions are praiseworthy, they have transformed the political realities of peacebuilding into an economic enterprise that makes recourse to violence a lucrative endeavour as identity groups frequently mobilize insurgency targeting oil infrastructure to compel the state to enter into negotiations with them. There was little consideration for the impact corruption might have on the peacebuilding process. As corruption becomes entrenched, it fosters exclusion and anger, leading to further conflict. The book proposes pathways to positive peacebuilding in Nigerias oil region. Obasesam Okoi is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St Thomas, USA. 410 0$aPalgrave studies in compromise after conflict. 606 $aPeace-building$zNigeria 615 0$aPeace-building 676 $a303.6608209669 700 $aOkoi$b Obasesam$01040012 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910503002903321 996 $aPunctuated peace in Nigeria's oil region$92462560 997 $aUNINA