Essays about: "Niger Delta"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Niger Delta.

  1. 1. Energy Crises and State Policies. The case of Niger Delta, Nigeria.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : MANDEIYA ALHASSAN; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy crisis; State policies; Participation; Diversification; Solar energy.;

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  3. 2. The Sustainability Reporter : Sustainability and Unsustainability in Helon Habila's Oil on Water

    University essay from

    Author : Marc Stoehr; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability; unsustainability; Helon Habila;

    Abstract : Helon Habila left Nigeria for the first time to receive the Caine prize in England in 2001 (​The Guardian​) and was at the time still working as a journalist. The narrator of his Novel ​Oil on Water (2011)​ is also a journalist. Rufus is a journalist seeking the truth. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Powers of Poetry: Creative writing from the Niger Delta as a tool for environmental justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Kerime van Opijnen; [2021]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Environmental Justice; Poetry; Writer Activism; Niger Delta; Shell; Decoloniality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inspired by centuries of activists who used creative writing as a tool to encourage reflections and inspire change, this thesis looks at the possibility of poetry to be used as an environmental justice tool. In particular the ability of poetry from Nigeria to engage Dutch people with problems around Shell’s exploitation of the Niger Delta and its people, is investigated. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Well Oiled Machine? Linkages between youth violence, motivations, and oil rentierism in Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Sofia Clash; [2021]
    Keywords : Oil rentierism; violent conflict; youth; youth bulge; need; greed; grievance; resources; terrorism; Boko Haram; Nigeria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is presented as an analytical synthesis of theoretical and case specific literature and statistics discussing youth bulge theory and its connections to oil rentierism in the case of two regions in Nigeria. The main method used for analysis was a combination of content and deductive thematic analysis of primary and secondary sources. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gas Flaring in Nigeria: Analyzing the Impact of Governance and Sustainability in the Niger Delta

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Chiedozie Franklin Otuonye; [2020]
    Keywords : Gas Flaring; Governance; Sustainability; Niger Delta; Conflict; Regulation; Corruption; Environment; Infrastructure; Oil and Gas; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gas flaring is a global issue but more especially for developing countries who are faced with various health and environmental challenges. This research paper focusses on the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, who are among the highest ranked for the amount of natural gas flared in the process of oil exploration and extraction. READ MORE