Godwin Onuoha
Biographic Data
| ID | 92967 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Godwin Onuoha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Godwin |
| FAMILY NAME | Onuoha |
| SIGNATURE | ONUOHA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Human Sciences Research Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Federalism and Politics in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
This chapter explores the complex dynamics and tensions besetting federalism since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999 and its implications for national cohesion, unity, and development. It provides a background to the nature of Nigeria’s federalism under military rule and how the opening of democratic space in the post-transition years has unleashed current demands for political restructuring. This is followed by analyzing several factor…
Ocean governance, integrated maritime security and its impact in the Gulf of Guinea: A lesson for Nigeria’s maritime sector and economy
This article examines ocean governance in relation to issues of maritime security and transportation in Nigeria and highlights the contributions of the Gulf of Guinea Commission in addressing maritime security challenges plaguing the region. The efforts to tackle various crimes at sea show the extent to which an integrated response strategy on the part of States can help to overcome the scourge. The article recommends solutions the government in …
Bringing ‘ Biafra ’ back in: Narrative, identity, and the politics of non-reconciliation in Nigeria
Drawing on Biafra as the most critical project in Igbo nationalism in Nigeria, this article examines the interpretations and appropriations of the Nigeria-Biafra War. It focuses on the meaning and significance of the war, and how contemporary neo-Biafran movements have appropriated and transformed the Biafran project into a basis for political action in their bid to resuscitate Igbo ambitions for self-determination. The article expatiates on the …
Shared Histories, Divided Memories: Mediating and Navigating the Tensions in Nigeria-Biafra War Discourses
This article examines the contested narratives engendered by the teaching and writing of the Nigeria–Biafra War. Drawing on the domain of education, it interrogates official and hegemonic narratives forged by the Nigerian state to shape the history, memories, and narratives of the war to suit its own vision, interests, and politics, in the light of marginalized ethnic groups that contest these narratives and reject them as the sole legitimate fra…
A 'rising Africa' in a resource-rich context: Change, continuity and implications for development
As Africa witnesses a shift from Afro-pessimism to Afro-euphoria, contemporary discourses on the continent have been hinged on the notion of a 'Rising Africa'. This article explores the often-ignored structural defects upon which the notion is hinged, particularly in resource-rich contexts. The analysis is based on a critique of current narratives of a rising Africa as being far too simplistic and subjective to serve as an enduring basis for capt…
Development and diffusionism: Looking beyond neopatrimonialism in Nigeria, 1962–1985Democracy in Nigeria: Thoughts and selected commentariesThe Jonathan presidency: The first yearNigeria: Dancing on t…
As Nigeria's nascent democracy began to unfold, there was a noticeable upsurge in the literature on ethnic, communal, and religious conflicts (e.g. Agbaje, Diamond and Onwudiwe 2004; Agbu 2004; Adekson 2004; Adejumobi 2003; Sesay, Ukeje, Aina and Odebiyi 2003). More recently, attention has focused on general state breakdown and failure associated with the weaknesses of civic and democratic institutions, and the dwindling relevance of the state in…
GaimKibreab, Eritrea: A Dream Differed. Oxford: James Currey, East African Series, 2009, XXVI + 420pp. £50 (hbk)
Cultural interfaces of self-determination and the rise of the neo-Biafran movement in Nigeria
This article examines the ‘cultural repertoires’ of neo-Biafran separatist Igbo groups in south-eastern Nigeria, pointing to the ways in which cultural repertoires, narratives and emblems are deployed to forge a separatist ethno-political project in a multi-ethnic state. The neo-Biafran movement reveals the robustness of political resistance and the existence of multiple frameworks through which ethno-nationalist groups resist and challenge extan…
The fractured multi-ethnic state: Contemporary Igbo quest for self-determination in Nigeria
Against the backdrop of the continued crisis of state legitimacy, precarious balance between ethnic groups, and a predatory and authoritarian political culture, this article examines the ‘Igbo Question’ and manifestations of contemporary Igbo nationalism through the activities of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). It argues that the peculiarity of Igbo/MASSOB quest for self-determination stems from a pri…
The presence of the past: Youth, memory making and the politics of self-determination in southeastern Nigeria
This article focuses on recent reconstructions of Igbo 'memory' by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB). MASSOB is a second-generation Igbo separatist movement that draws on a collection of 'memory repertoires' to agitate for the self-determination and exit of the Igbo ethnic group from the Nigerian state into an alternative political and administrative arrangement known as the Republic of Biafra. The core …
Contemporary Igbo Nationalism and the Crisis of Self-Determination in Nigeria
This article examines an aspect of Nigerian ethno-nationalism that has received relatively less attention compared to other ethno-nationalist mobilisations of the Ijaw, Ogoni and Yoruba ethnic extractions. As a direct response to the persistence of the 'national question' and a political culture that has structured power relations, political claims and recognition from the colonial to the postcolonial era, the advent of the Movement for the Actua…
Contesting the Space: The “New Biafra” and Ethno-Territorial Separatism in South-Eastern Nigeria
This article examines the emergence of a neo-Biafran movement, known as, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Nigeria. Drawing on a prior idea of statehood, the advent of MASSOB marks a shift in the tenor of ethnic nationalism by virtue of the fact that the movement entirely rejects a state-led process and demands the creation of an independent state of “Biafra.” The analysis dissects the change in the t…
Energy and security in the Gulf of Guinea: A Nigerian perspective
This article explores the full ramifications of the evolving strategic environment in the Gulf of Guinea. It argues that the ‘new scramble’ or ‘oil rush’ in the region since its emergence as a critical energy repository and a strategic supplier to the global oil markets has elicited multiple lines of interest represented by both state and non-state actors. By delving into Nigeria's oil-rich context, this paper explores the fierce competition for …
Contextualising the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria's Niger Delta: Local and global intersections
This essay explores the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta. Its thesis is that the intersections which the global and local environment provide have fuelled the proliferation of SALW in the region. Since the conflict in the region is resource-driven, the global and local context for its resolution must be taken into account. Presently the situation in the region has assumed new dimensions, with the ne…
Contesting the Space: The “New Biafra” and Ethno-Territorial Separatism in South-Eastern Nigeria
This article examines the emergence of a neo-Biafran movement, known as, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Nigeria. Drawing on a prior idea of statehood, the advent of MASSOB marks a shift in the tenor of ethnic nationalism by virtue of the fact that the movement entirely rejects a state-led process and demands the creation of an independent state of “Biafra.” The analysis dissects the change in the t…
The presence of the past: Youth, memory making and the politics of self-determination in southeastern Nigeria
This article focuses on recent reconstructions of Igbo 'memory' by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB). MASSOB is a second-generation Igbo separatist movement that draws on a collection of 'memory repertoires' to agitate for the self-determination and exit of the Igbo ethnic group from the Nigerian state into an alternative political and administrative arrangement known as the Republic of Biafra. The core …
Contemporary Igbo Nationalism and the Crisis of Self-Determination in Nigeria
This article examines an aspect of Nigerian ethno-nationalism that has received relatively less attention compared to other ethno-nationalist mobilisations of the Ijaw, Ogoni and Yoruba ethnic extractions. As a direct response to the persistence of the 'national question' and a political culture that has structured power relations, political claims and recognition from the colonial to the postcolonial era, the advent of the Movement for the Actua…
Bringing ‘ Biafra ’ back in: Narrative, identity, and the politics of non-reconciliation in Nigeria
Drawing on Biafra as the most critical project in Igbo nationalism in Nigeria, this article examines the interpretations and appropriations of the Nigeria-Biafra War. It focuses on the meaning and significance of the war, and how contemporary neo-Biafran movements have appropriated and transformed the Biafran project into a basis for political action in their bid to resuscitate Igbo ambitions for self-determination. The article expatiates on the …
Cultural interfaces of self-determination and the rise of the neo-Biafran movement in Nigeria
This article examines the ‘cultural repertoires’ of neo-Biafran separatist Igbo groups in south-eastern Nigeria, pointing to the ways in which cultural repertoires, narratives and emblems are deployed to forge a separatist ethno-political project in a multi-ethnic state. The neo-Biafran movement reveals the robustness of political resistance and the existence of multiple frameworks through which ethno-nationalist groups resist and challenge extan…
A 'rising Africa' in a resource-rich context: Change, continuity and implications for development
As Africa witnesses a shift from Afro-pessimism to Afro-euphoria, contemporary discourses on the continent have been hinged on the notion of a 'Rising Africa'. This article explores the often-ignored structural defects upon which the notion is hinged, particularly in resource-rich contexts. The analysis is based on a critique of current narratives of a rising Africa as being far too simplistic and subjective to serve as an enduring basis for capt…
The fractured multi-ethnic state: Contemporary Igbo quest for self-determination in Nigeria
Against the backdrop of the continued crisis of state legitimacy, precarious balance between ethnic groups, and a predatory and authoritarian political culture, this article examines the ‘Igbo Question’ and manifestations of contemporary Igbo nationalism through the activities of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). It argues that the peculiarity of Igbo/MASSOB quest for self-determination stems from a pri…
Shared Histories, Divided Memories: Mediating and Navigating the Tensions in Nigeria-Biafra War Discourses
This article examines the contested narratives engendered by the teaching and writing of the Nigeria–Biafra War. Drawing on the domain of education, it interrogates official and hegemonic narratives forged by the Nigerian state to shape the history, memories, and narratives of the war to suit its own vision, interests, and politics, in the light of marginalized ethnic groups that contest these narratives and reject them as the sole legitimate fra…
Contextualising the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria's Niger Delta: Local and global intersections
This essay explores the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta. Its thesis is that the intersections which the global and local environment provide have fuelled the proliferation of SALW in the region. Since the conflict in the region is resource-driven, the global and local context for its resolution must be taken into account. Presently the situation in the region has assumed new dimensions, with the ne…
Contextualising the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria's Niger Delta: Local and global intersections
This essay explores the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta. Its thesis is that the intersections which the global and local environment provide have fuelled the proliferation of SALW in the region. Since the conflict in the region is resource-driven, the global and local context for its resolution must be taken into account. Presently the situation in the region has assumed new dimensions, with the ne…
Energy and security in the Gulf of Guinea: A Nigerian perspective
This article explores the full ramifications of the evolving strategic environment in the Gulf of Guinea. It argues that the ‘new scramble’ or ‘oil rush’ in the region since its emergence as a critical energy repository and a strategic supplier to the global oil markets has elicited multiple lines of interest represented by both state and non-state actors. By delving into Nigeria's oil-rich context, this paper explores the fierce competition for …
Contesting the Space: The “New Biafra” and Ethno-Territorial Separatism in South-Eastern Nigeria
This article examines the emergence of a neo-Biafran movement, known as, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Nigeria. Drawing on a prior idea of statehood, the advent of MASSOB marks a shift in the tenor of ethnic nationalism by virtue of the fact that the movement entirely rejects a state-led process and demands the creation of an independent state of “Biafra.” The analysis dissects the change in the t…
Contemporary Igbo Nationalism and the Crisis of Self-Determination in Nigeria
This article examines an aspect of Nigerian ethno-nationalism that has received relatively less attention compared to other ethno-nationalist mobilisations of the Ijaw, Ogoni and Yoruba ethnic extractions. As a direct response to the persistence of the 'national question' and a political culture that has structured power relations, political claims and recognition from the colonial to the postcolonial era, the advent of the Movement for the Actua…
Cultural interfaces of self-determination and the rise of the neo-Biafran movement in Nigeria
This article examines the ‘cultural repertoires’ of neo-Biafran separatist Igbo groups in south-eastern Nigeria, pointing to the ways in which cultural repertoires, narratives and emblems are deployed to forge a separatist ethno-political project in a multi-ethnic state. The neo-Biafran movement reveals the robustness of political resistance and the existence of multiple frameworks through which ethno-nationalist groups resist and challenge extan…
The fractured multi-ethnic state: Contemporary Igbo quest for self-determination in Nigeria
Against the backdrop of the continued crisis of state legitimacy, precarious balance between ethnic groups, and a predatory and authoritarian political culture, this article examines the ‘Igbo Question’ and manifestations of contemporary Igbo nationalism through the activities of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). It argues that the peculiarity of Igbo/MASSOB quest for self-determination stems from a pri…
The presence of the past: Youth, memory making and the politics of self-determination in southeastern Nigeria
This article focuses on recent reconstructions of Igbo 'memory' by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB). MASSOB is a second-generation Igbo separatist movement that draws on a collection of 'memory repertoires' to agitate for the self-determination and exit of the Igbo ethnic group from the Nigerian state into an alternative political and administrative arrangement known as the Republic of Biafra. The core …
GaimKibreab, Eritrea: A Dream Differed. Oxford: James Currey, East African Series, 2009, XXVI + 420pp. £50 (hbk)
Development and diffusionism: Looking beyond neopatrimonialism in Nigeria, 1962–1985Democracy in Nigeria: Thoughts and selected commentariesThe Jonathan presidency: The first yearNigeria: Dancing on t…
As Nigeria's nascent democracy began to unfold, there was a noticeable upsurge in the literature on ethnic, communal, and religious conflicts (e.g. Agbaje, Diamond and Onwudiwe 2004; Agbu 2004; Adekson 2004; Adejumobi 2003; Sesay, Ukeje, Aina and Odebiyi 2003). More recently, attention has focused on general state breakdown and failure associated with the weaknesses of civic and democratic institutions, and the dwindling relevance of the state in…
Shared Histories, Divided Memories: Mediating and Navigating the Tensions in Nigeria-Biafra War Discourses
This article examines the contested narratives engendered by the teaching and writing of the Nigeria–Biafra War. Drawing on the domain of education, it interrogates official and hegemonic narratives forged by the Nigerian state to shape the history, memories, and narratives of the war to suit its own vision, interests, and politics, in the light of marginalized ethnic groups that contest these narratives and reject them as the sole legitimate fra…
A 'rising Africa' in a resource-rich context: Change, continuity and implications for development
As Africa witnesses a shift from Afro-pessimism to Afro-euphoria, contemporary discourses on the continent have been hinged on the notion of a 'Rising Africa'. This article explores the often-ignored structural defects upon which the notion is hinged, particularly in resource-rich contexts. The analysis is based on a critique of current narratives of a rising Africa as being far too simplistic and subjective to serve as an enduring basis for capt…
Bringing ‘ Biafra ’ back in: Narrative, identity, and the politics of non-reconciliation in Nigeria
Drawing on Biafra as the most critical project in Igbo nationalism in Nigeria, this article examines the interpretations and appropriations of the Nigeria-Biafra War. It focuses on the meaning and significance of the war, and how contemporary neo-Biafran movements have appropriated and transformed the Biafran project into a basis for political action in their bid to resuscitate Igbo ambitions for self-determination. The article expatiates on the …
Ocean governance, integrated maritime security and its impact in the Gulf of Guinea: A lesson for Nigeria’s maritime sector and economy
This article examines ocean governance in relation to issues of maritime security and transportation in Nigeria and highlights the contributions of the Gulf of Guinea Commission in addressing maritime security challenges plaguing the region. The efforts to tackle various crimes at sea show the extent to which an integrated response strategy on the part of States can help to overcome the scourge. The article recommends solutions the government in …
Federalism and Politics in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
This chapter explores the complex dynamics and tensions besetting federalism since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999 and its implications for national cohesion, unity, and development. It provides a background to the nature of Nigeria’s federalism under military rule and how the opening of democratic space in the post-transition years has unleashed current demands for political restructuring. This is followed by analyzing several factor…
Sociology (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · Political economy (9 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Igbo (6 works) · Development economics (5 works)