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1. 1. Resisting Corporations : Violent and Nonviolent Conflict in the context of Natural Resource Extraction

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Jakob Faller; [2022]
   Keywords : civil resistance; nonviolent resistance; violent resistance; natural resource extraction; oil; multination corporations; MOSOP; MEND; U’wa; ELN;

   Abstract : Corporations in the resource extraction industry are frequently criticized and their operations opposed by local communities demanding more benefits, compensation for negative consecuences or oppose resource extraction altogether. Research has focused extensively on nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns that target state and quasi-state actors attempting regime change or self-determination. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Western paternalism in Africa - A Comparative Case Study of Nigeria and The Republic of Niger on Gay Rights

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Iyere Igbogbo; [2020]
   Keywords : Global politics and Societal changes;

   Abstract : This thesis examined the influence of Western paternalism on the adoption of gay rights by Nigeria and the Republic of Niger. It seeks to provide an answer to the research question: How has Western paternalism determined Nigeria and the Republic of Niger's positions on the adoption of gay rights? The opposition of gay rights is widespread among African countries, and existing research is yet to provide an encompassing explanation for the trend. READ MORE

5. 4. Factors behind Economic Shrinking: Single Case Study Insights from Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Jana Lange; [2019]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the research problem of volatile growth and in particular economic shrinking in developing countries. A single case study of Nigeria drawing on qualitative as well as quantitative data assesses four potential factors behind the country’s frequent and high shrinking rates between 1960 and 2017. READ MORE

6. 5. The Service Sector in Nigeria: An Escalator for New Economic Growth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Barry Ehigiator; [2017]
   Keywords : Nigeria; services-led growth; human capital; education.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Nigerian economy grew at an average rate of 7% between 20002011. However, recent drop in oil prices has led to calls for economic diversification away from oil. Using the services-led growth theoretical framework, this thesis provides an overview of the Nigerian service-sector. READ MORE