Democracy, separatist agitation and militarised state response in South East Nigeria

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ID11905752
AuthorsLuke Amadi (0000-0002-4425-4542, University of Port Harcourt, corresponding author), Luke A Amadi, Fidelis Allen (0000-0003-2819-5017, University of Port Harcourt), Zainab L Mai-Bornu (0000-0003-1234-0638, University of Leicester)
Year2023
Volume50
Issue175
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of African Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03056244.2023.2174846
OpenAlexW4327591609
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

This briefing revisits the dynamics of post-civil-war agitation for a separate state arising from Nigerian state repression in Africa’s largest democracy. It analyses uncertainties among many Nigerians in the south-east of the country and focuses on the recent experience of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group agitating for a republic of Biafra. It argues for a more democratic order that legitimises equality and social justice as organising principles of democracy

Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Mathematics · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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