Essays about: "niger delta conflict"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words niger delta conflict.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Environmental Damage in Armed Conflict. To What Extent Do the Remedies Available for Environmental Damage in Armed Conflict Reflect the Polluter Pays Principle? The Cases of the Jiyeh Power Station and the Niger Delta Conflict.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Lindén; [2017-07-12]
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    Abstract : The first instance of widespread public attention to environmental damage caused in armed conflicts was sparked by the use of toxic herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam war. Today, with the recent inclusion of the topic on the programme of work of the International Law Commission, protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict is once again a highly relevant subject in international law. READ MORE

  5. 4. THE OIL WAR IN NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA. An Analysis over the Niger Delta Conflict and the Country’s Media Presentation of the Conflict

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sophia Wennerbeck; [2016-11-09]
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    Abstract : The Niger Delta in Nigeria has suffered from more than 7000 oil spills since 1970. Niger Delta communities have lost their basic human needs, health, access to food and clean water and the ability to work. The Niger Delta is today one of the “most fragile ecosystems and the most endangered delta in the world”. READ MORE

  6. 5. There is a rage that has been piled up and at some point will explode

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniel Kristoffersson; [2013]
    Keywords : internal peace; internal conflict; Boko Haram; MEND; Nigeria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate how peace and conflict within Nigeria can be understood. This is done by the application of a range of developmental indicators as well as theoretical variables drawn from the field of why insurgencies emerge. This study also includes the role of the Nigerian state in this dynamic. READ MORE