Oil, conflict, and the dynamics of resource struggle in the Niger Delta: A comparison of the Ogoni and Ijaw movements

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Narratives, leadership and organization are key to understanding the Niger Delta conflict. The Ogoni humanized the enemy through an organized and disciplined leadership style. The Ijaw present a fluid and fractured set of leaders comprising intellectual and radical. Context specific battles were constructed and framed for particular communities. The struggles are not reflective of the Niger Delta as one.

Publication:

Extractive Industries and Society

Pub Date:

November 2019

DOI:

10.1016/j.exis.2019.10.002

Bibcode:

2019ExIS....6.1282M

Keywords:

• Oil;
• Resource struggle;
• Nonviolence;
• Violence;
• Niger Delta