Selective forgiveness and the politics of amnesties in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10478358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Agboga (0000-0002-0925-9727, Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 567-581 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358533.2022.2131224 |
| OpenAlex | W4312458676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
On whether governments should grant state forgiveness to insurgents amid the popularity of amnesty, justice advocates have cautioned that amnesties could be instrumentalised to muddle accountability. This paper demonstrates how domestic peace processes could mimic existing power inequalities, thereby including some groups and excluding others from state forgiveness. By examining the differential treatment of insurgent groups in Nigeria, this paper unpacks how ethnic politics and resource dependence led to amnesties for Boko Haram and the Niger Delta militants, and how the absence of oil and political connections leave Biafra agitators with nothing to exchange for state amnesty
Accountability · Amnesty · Development economics · Economic Justice · Economics · Forgiveness · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Merchants of Terror
Exclusion and Peacebuilding in the Niger Delta of Nigeria
Framing Protest and Insurgency
Backlash against International Courts in West, East and Southern Africa
Amnesties in Transition
Problems with Forgiveness
A New International Human Rights Court for West Africa
Deals with the Devil? Conflict Amnesties, Civil War, and Sustainable Peace
Veto Players and Civil War Duration
Building Reputation
State Responsibility to Investigate and Prosecute Grave Human Rights Violations in International Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |