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Who joins ethnic militias? A Survey of the Oodua People’s Congress in southwestern Nigeria
Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, CRISE, Oxford University, 2007This paper presents an empirical account describing how rank and file members of an ethnic militia are mobilised. It specifically discusses the existing conceptual frameworks surrounding this issue and describes the profiles of militia members together with the motives sustaining their enlistment.DocumentHorizontal inequalities in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: issues and policies
Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, CRISE, Oxford University, 2007This paper analyses the nature and extent of prevailing Horizontal Inequalities (HIs). The research particularly focuses on what can be done to reduce actual and perceived HIs in three West African countries, Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The authors discuss a number of specific findings in each case and then present overall findings. Some of these include:DocumentAcquiring accreditation in distance learning
Commonwealth of Learning, 2007What are the benefits of and best practices in accrediting distance institutions and programmes?This guide provides a brief overview for policymakers on how to effectively provide accreditation for distance education. It discusses practices used in a range of both developed and developing countries, and illustrates good practice with case studies from South Africa and Nigeria.DocumentRetaining Legitimacy in Fragile States
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Globalisation, liberalisation, and the withdrawal of external support from Cold War alliances have placed enormous strains on some developing countries - best described as 'fragile states'. These are states with high levels of poverty and inequality and low levels of state capacity.DocumentConflict prevention is cost-effective
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Preventing conflicts could be more beneficial and cost-effective. However, preventive action may be unsuccessful or only delay the start of violence. In some cases, predicted conflicts would not have taken place even in the absence of preventive action. How can the international community plan cost-effective conflict prevention activities?DocumentLa langue maternelle d’abord: Le droit des enfants à apprendre dans leurs propres langues
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007L’Éducation est un pouvoir et la langue est la clé pour accéder à ce pouvoir. Un enfant qui réussit à l’école et qui développe de l’estime de soi et de la fierté aura de meilleures possibilités d’emploi et sera plus à même de réaliser son potentiel.DocumentLeaving a legacy of transparency in Nigeria
Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2007This policy brief discusses the recent transparency measures in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. The brief argues that as Nigeria enters its 2007 elections, outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo has left a legacy of transparency for Nigerian voters and the government.DocumentIdentity, institutions and democracy in Nigeria
Afrobarometer, 2007This paper questions prevailing assumptions about the salience and impact of ethnicity on Nigerian politics. The author argues that identity in Nigeria is in fact, fluid and contingent, with substantial variation among group.Data from four Afrobarometer surveys in Nigeria (2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005) is used to evaluate ethnic identity and politics since the 1999 transition to democracy.DocumentWhat do Social Movements achieve for the chronically poor?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Social movements link people and organisations through their collective response to issues that affect participants. Poor people in many countries, lacking social status and economic or political power, often find that collective action is the only way to achieve change.OrganisationResearch ICT Africa Network
The Research ICT Africa Network conducts research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social devPages