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The question of youth participation in peacebuilding processes in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2013The available body of literature addressing the roles of young people in armed conflict provides evidence of extensive child and youth involvement in warfare. Contrary to the dominant perception of youths as inherently violent, this paper posits that young people are not intrinsically inclined to violent behaviour; rather, they are products of their societies.DocumentMasculinities and religion in Kaduna, Nigeria: a struggle for continuity at a time of change
2012Based upon data collected between 2007-2011, this Religion and Gender journal paper examines the coping mechanisms used by men in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, to ward off the chaos resulting from economic instability, and the effects of global processes of change.DocumentMasculinities and religion in Kaduna, Nigeria: a struggle for continuity at a time of change
Reigion and Gender, 2012Based upon data collected between 2007-2011, this Religion and Gender journal paper examines the coping mechanisms used by men in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, to ward off the chaos resulting from economic instability, and the effects of global processes of change.DocumentThe next Gulf? Oil politics, environmental apocalypse and rising tension in the Niger Delta
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2006Nigeria has a huge deposit of crude oil that ranks among the best quality in the world. The oil resources are located in the Niger Delta area of the country. Many argue that Nigeria should have reduced or eliminated poverty. With prudent management of resources, it should rank among the richest countries of the world. Paradoxically, Nigeria ranks among the poorest countries of the world.DocumentTowards effective violence mitigation: transforming political settlements
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014How should ‘new’ forms of violence in the developing world – as opposed to ‘traditional’ civil or intra-state war –be understood; and through which policies could they be prevented and/or mitigated?DocumentLessons from implementing the APRM National Programme of Action in Nigeria
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014The way in which the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has unfolded in Nigeria – a key regional player with Africa’s largest population – offers lessons and guidance to other participating APRM countries.DocumentToo poor to care?: the salience of aids in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2011Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world that is most severely affected by HIV/AIDS, yet surveys of attitudes to AIDS across African countries show that most people do not attach great importance to the issue. The current paper argues that the salience of AIDS is low in Africa because many people are too poor to consider the disease important.DocumentKnowledge and roles of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in climate change mitigation and adaptation in Anambra State
Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2014The study documented in this journal article focused on the knowledge and perceived roles of state based-Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in climate change mitigation and adaptation in Anambra State, Nigeria.DocumentThe political participation of Africa’s youth: turnout, partisanship and protest
Afrobarometer, 2011The youth have long represented an important constituency for electoral mobilisation in Africa, but very little is known about the political participation of Africa’s youth. The current paper focuses on different modes of political participation among the youth living in Africa’s more democratic regimes.DocumentPerceptions versus reality: assessing popular evaluations of election quality in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2011Popular confidence in the conduct of elections is important for the consolidation of democracies. This paper assesses the determinants and validity of citizens’ perceptions of election quality in Africa, relying on Afrobarometer survey data and focusing particularly on Nigeria.Pages