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Auteur(s) : Vinson, Laura Thaut
Titre(s) : Religion, violence, and local power-sharing in Nigeria [Texte imprimé] / Laura Thaut Vinson,...
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge university press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXVI-337 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 306-327
"Why does religion become a fault line of communal violence in some pluralistic countries
and not others? Under what conditions will religious identity - as opposed to other
salient ethnic cleavages - become the spark that ignites communal violence? Contemporary
world politics since 9/11 is increasingly marked by intra-state communal clashes in
which religious identity is the main fault line. Yet, violence erupts only in some
religiously pluralistic countries, and only in some parts of those countries. This
study argues that prominent theories in the study of civil conflict cannot adequately
account for the variation in subnational identity-based violence. Examining this variation
in the context of Nigeria's pluralistic north-central region, this book finds support
for a new theory of power-sharing. It finds that communities are less likely to fall
prey to a divisive narrative of religious difference where local leaders informally
agreed to abide by an inclusive, local government power-sharing arrangement" ; "Of
course, Nigeria is not the only country where ethnic or inter-religious violence is
now a major security challenge. Indeed, reports of religious communal violence or
riots in many countries frequent the headlines, coinciding with the global resurgence
of religion and its politicization and radicalization. Countries such as India, Indonesia,
Nigeria, Myanmar, Egypt, Malaysia, Ethiopia, the Central African Republic - to name
a few - have been or continue to be flashpoints of inter-religious violence. Other
countries such as Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya, face increasing tensions among their
religious groups, and religious cleavages are present in major conflicts in the Middle
East, such as in Iraq and Syria. In many of these cases, a vitriolic religio-political
discourse infuses the public space, blurring the lines between the politics of church
and state. The rapid transformation of the religious composition of many countries
in the global South since the 1970s, the increase in intra-state conflict, and watershed
events such as the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and the U.S. 9/11 attacks have raised
the specter of a world increasingly characterized by religiously-motivated violence"
Sujet(s) : Administration locale -- Nigeria
Conflits ethniques -- Nigeria
Religion et État -- Nigeria
Indice(s) Dewey :
303.609 669 (23e éd.) = Conflit et résolution de conflits - Nigeria
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107179370. - ISBN 1107179378. - ISBN 9781316846001 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45538688g
Notice n° :
FRBNF45538688
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Acknowledgements ; Preface ; Deterring religious violence ; Part I. The Importance
of the Politics of Religious Change and local governement ; Pattern and politics
of religions change in Nigeria ; Tenuous unity : federalism, local governments, and
politics in Nigeria ; Making the Case for Power-Sharing : The Empirical Evidence
; A theory of local government power-sharing ; Power-sharing data and findings ;
Case studies and the power-sharing mechanism ; Case studies and the origins of power-sharing
; Considering competing hypotheses ; Part III. Conclusions ; Conclusion ; Appendices
; References ; Index.
