Religion, Violence, and Local Power-Sharing in Nigeria

Vinson, Laura Thaut

doi:10.1017/9781316832110

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“…Other scholars emphasize the importance of local institutions (Tajima 2013;Bunte and Vinson 2016;Vinson 2017; see also Eck 2014;Lund 2008) and networks in explaining why some communities are more prone to ethnic violence (Varshney 2002;MacLean 2004;Staniland 2012). Hence, even if larger state-level or structural factors are also salient to the conflict, local-level factors may be viewed as more salient to communal conflict.…”

Section: National Versus Local Factors In Ethnic Conflictmentioning

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Perceptions of Local versus National Factors in Religious and Tribal Conflict: Evidence from a Survey in Jos, Nigeria

Vinson

Rudloff

2021

Politics and Religion

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Does the ethnic dimension of violence—religious versus tribal—shape whether individuals perceive national versus local issues as central? Based on survey data collected in Jos, Nigeria—a site of recurring ethnic violence since 2001—this paper argues that attribution to local versus national causes varies depending on whether individuals perceive the violence as religious or tribal. We also show that this has implications for peacebuilding, as views of the ethnic dimensions of violence also distinctly shape attitudes regarding national- versus local-level solutions. Broadly, this paper demonstrates the importance of a more nuanced approach to the study of ethnic conflict—specifically, the need to interrogate how perceptions of identity, conflict, and the locus of conflict interrelate.

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Section: National Versus Local Factors In Ethnic Conflictmentioning

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Perceptions of Local versus National Factors in Religious and Tribal Conflict: Evidence from a Survey in Jos, Nigeria

Vinson

Rudloff

2021

Politics and Religion

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“…The Jos conflict is rooted in local elite competition over who qualifies as “indigenous” and is therefore entitled to political appointments, positions in government offices, access to higher education, and land rights (Best, 2007; Danfulani & Fwatshak, 2002; Higazi, 2011; Krause, 2011; Kwaja, 2011; Madueke, 2018; Milligan, 2013; Ostien, 2009; Tertsakian & Smart, 2001; Vinson, 2017). Indigene rights link to core aspects of middle-class privileges and men’s ability to find stable employment and marry.…”

Section: The Jos Conflictmentioning

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Gender Dimensions of (Non)Violence in Communal Conflict: The Case of Jos, Nigeria

Krause

2019

Comparative Political Studies

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Peacebuilding is more likely to succeed in countries with higher levels of gender equality, but few studies have examined the link between subnational gender relations and local peace and, more generally, peacebuilding after communal conflict. This article addresses this gap. I examine gender relations and (non)violence in ethno-religious conflict in the city of Jos in central Nigeria. Jos and its rural surroundings have repeatedly suffered communal clashes that have killed thousands, sometimes within only days. Drawing on qualitative data collected during fieldwork, I analyze the gender dimensions of violence, nonviolence, and postviolence prevention. I argue that civilian agency is gendered. Gender relations and distinct notions of masculinity can facilitate or constrain people’s mobilization for fighting. Hence, a nuanced understanding of the gender dimensions of (non)violence has important implications for conflict prevention and local peacebuilding.

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“…3 There are undoubtedly exceptions to this general observation: Boer (2003Boer ( -2009; Frederiks (2010); Goodwin (2009); Janson and Akinleye (2015); Larkin and Meyer (2006); Mustapha and Ehrhardt (2018); Nwanaju (2008); Obadare (2016); Ojo (2007); Ojo and Lateju (2010); Rasmussen (1993;; Sanneh (1996); Sarbah (2016: 366-385); Soares (2006); Sodiq (2009); and Vinson (2020). There are also the twin studies of Clarke (1982) and Clarke (1986).…”

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Multiple Religious Belonging and Identity in Contemporary Nigeria: Methodological Reflections for World Christianity

Williams¹,

Frederiks²,

Nagy³

2020

World Christianity

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Religion, Violence, and Local Power-Sharing in Nigeria

Cited by 24 publications

References 171 publications

Perceptions of Local versus National Factors in Religious and Tribal Conflict: Evidence from a Survey in Jos, Nigeria

Perceptions of Local versus National Factors in Religious and Tribal Conflict: Evidence from a Survey in Jos, Nigeria

Gender Dimensions of (Non)Violence in Communal Conflict: The Case of Jos, Nigeria

Multiple Religious Belonging and Identity in Contemporary Nigeria: Methodological Reflections for World Christianity

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