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ToolsGuichaoua, Yvan (2010) How do ethnic militias perpetuate in Nigeria? A micro-level perspective on the Oodua People’s Congress. World Development, 38 (11). pp. 1657-1666.
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The paper discusses the recently promoted view that organized insurgent violence should either be conducted by activists bonded together by social capital ties or self-interested quasi-mercenaries, depending on the type of ?nancial resources available to the group. We contrast this perspective with the study of an ethnic Nigerian militia, the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC). It appears that the success of this militia over time was jointly sustained by important preexisting social connections and numerous opportunities for eco-nomic gains. The perpetuation of OPC, we argue, is ensured by a “moral economy” whose members enjoy self-insurance in an environment perceived as unsafe.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) |
| Depositing User: | Julie Frith |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2013 13:39 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2022 01:27 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/40660 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.03.0041657 |
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