Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?
Daniel Tuki
Abstract:Many studies have been conducted on the conflicts between Fulani nomadic herders and sedentary farmers over land and water resources in Nigeria, but very few have examined the religious dimension of these conflicts. In fact, some studies have described explanations that focus on the religious dimension as oversimplifications of a complex social problem. But is this really the case? Is religion important in understanding the dynamics of the conflict? My regression results show that Muslim affiliation and the pr… Show more
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