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Oil and insurgency in the Niger Delta [[electronic resource] ] : managing the complex politics of petro-violence / / edited by Cyril Obi and Siri Aas Rustad
| Oil and insurgency in the Niger Delta [[electronic resource] ] : managing the complex politics of petro-violence / / edited by Cyril Obi and Siri Aas Rustad |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books Ltd., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.6209669 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ObiC. I
RustadSiri Aas |
| Collana | Africa now |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Nigeria - Niger River Delta
Insurgency - Nigeria - Niger River Delta |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84813-810-5
1-283-07099-5 9786613070999 1-84813-809-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About the editors; Tables, figures and maps; Tables; Figures; Maps; Acronyms; 1 The Niger Delta states; Map 1: The Niger Delta states; Introduction: Petro-violence in the Niger Delta - the complex politics of an insurgency; The Niger Delta and oil; Background to the conflict in the Niger Delta; Scope of the book; PART ONE | Causes of conflict, state (in)capacities; 1 | The Nigerian state, oil and the Niger Delta crisis; Introduction; Revisiting the 'resource war' perspective to violent conflict; The technologies and politics of dispossession
Alienation, group mobilization and violent conflicts Conclusion: the imperative of resource ownership and control; 2 | Capacity and governance deficits in the response to the Niger Delta crisis; Introduction; Salient dimensions of the Niger Delta conflict; Elements of a comprehensive response; Capacity and governance aspects of the response crisis; Charting a way forward; Conclusion; 3 | The struggle for resource control and violence in the Niger Delta; Introduction; Resource control and petro-violence in the Niger Delta; Resource control and the future of petro-violence Resource control, peace and sustainable development in the Niger Delta 4 | The Niger Delta crisis and the question of access to justice; Introduction; Access to justice: some conceptual issues; Law, legitimacy and access to justice; Law, the Nigerian state, oil, and the implications for access to justice in the Niger Delta; The grievances; The legislative framework; Impediments in the judicial system; The move towards activism as an alternative means of seeking justice; The government's response to the rise in activism; Conclusion 5 | The Ijaw National Congress and conflict resolution in the Niger Delta Introduction; Ijaws and the Niger Delta; 5.1 Projects of the presidential committee on the disbursement of the 1.5 per cent oil-producing areas development fund; Figure 5.1 Projects of the presidential committee on the disbursement of the 1.5 percent oil-producing areas development fund; Ijaw nationalism and the formation of the INC; The history of the INC; 5.1 INC engagement approaches and demands; Table 5.1 INC engagement approaches and demands; The INC's agenda for conflict resolution in the Niger Delta Interrogating the INC's agenda for resource control, conflict resolution and peace-building in the Niger Delta 5.2 Comparison of revenue allocation to six geopolitical zones of Nigeria; Figure 5.2 Comparison of revenue allocation to six geopolitical zones of Nigeria; Conclusion; 6 | Changing the paradigm of pacification: oil and militarization in Nigeria's Delta region; Introduction; The evolution of an unending crisis; Oil, militarization and the banality of state power; Multinational oil companies and the militarization of extraction The more things change ...? Oil and the future of the Niger Delta |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465071803321 |
| London ; ; New York, : Zed Books Ltd., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The rise of China & India in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : challenges, opportunities and critical interventions / / edited by Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi
| The rise of China & India in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : challenges, opportunities and critical interventions / / edited by Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Zed, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 289 pages |
| Disciplina | 327.605 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CheruFantu
ObiC. I |
| Collana | Africa now |
| Soggetto topico | International relations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84813-827-X
1-84277-086-1 1-282-54343-1 9786612543432 1-84813-439-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Africa Now; About the editors; List of tables; List of figures; Acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction - Africa in the twenty-first century: strategic and development challenges; PART ONE - The big picture: China and India as emerging giants; 1 - China, India and (South) Africa: what international relations in the second decade of the twenty-first century?; 2 - South-South strategic bases for Africa to engage China; 3 - India's African relations: in the shadow of China?; PART TWO - China and India's relations with Africa: a historical perspective
4 - China's development cooperation with Africa: historical and cultural perspectives5 - Engaging Africa: India's interests in the African continent, past and present; 6 - Indian development cooperation with Africa; PART THREE - China and India's growth surge in Africa; 7 - China and India's growth surge: the implications for African manufactured exports; 8 - Chinese investmentin African network industries: case studies from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya; 9 - The role of India's private sector in the health and agricultural sectors of Africa 10 - Navigating Chinese textile networks: women traders in Accra and LoméPART FOUR - The conflict-development nexus: a precarious balance!; 11 - China and Africa: towards a new security relationship; 12 - The Darfur issue: a new test for China's Africa policy; 13 - China and Zambia: between development and politics; PART FIVE - The scramble for African oil and resources; 14 - African oil in the energy security calculations of China and India; 15 - China and India in Angola; 16 - The price of 'openness': towards Chinese economic control in Zambia; PART SIX - Conclusion 17 - Countering 'new imperialisms': what role for the New Partnership for Africa's Development?Notes; Bibliography; About the contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459512803321 |
| London, : Zed, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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