• A Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Climate Change, Land Disputes, and the Patterns of Farmers/Herdsmen’s Conflicts in Nigeria

    Author(s):
    Olalekan Adigun (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Group(s):
    African History, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Theoretical sociology
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/vj98-9105
    Abstract:
    Relying on the Nigeria Watch database and newspaper reports from August 2014 to April 2018, this study analyses the root causes, patterns, and politicisation of the farmers/herdsmen conflicts in Nigeria. This study critically examines the relationship between climate change, land disputes, and the patterns of farmers/ herdsmen conflicts in Nigeria. Scholars’ attempts to examine the relationship between environmental (in)sustainability and violent conflicts have been largely inconclusive. The recent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen may have taken a different pattern, especially in the North-Central region of Nigeria. Many people have attributed the increase in the conflicts between the two communities (farmers and herdsmen) to several non-environmental factors. The study adopts longitudinal research methods to unearth the connections between climate change, land disputes, and the patterns of the conflicts. It, however, looks at the conflict(s) as a product of environmental influences but escalated by the “vested interests” benefiting from the continued conflicts in the region.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.3968/10967
    Publisher:
    Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
    Pub. Date:
    31 March 2019
    Journal:
    A Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Climate Change, Land Disputes, and the Patterns of Farmers/Herdsmen’s Conflicts in Nigeria
    Volume:
    15
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    76 - 89
    ISSN:
    1712-8056
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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