Climate Change, Identity Conflicts and the Politics of Cosmopolitanism in Nigeria

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ID2641644
AuthorsKialee Nyiayaana (0000-0003-3734-7684, University of Port Harcourt, corresponding author), Kelechi Okoh (University of Port Harcourt)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue3
Pages142-156
Publication date2024-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391
PublisherUniversity of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5130/ccs.v15.i3.8742
OpenAlexW4396619422
LanguageEN
References cited8

This article analyses how identity-based conflicts in Nigeria and national policy solutions to these conflicts affect the goals of cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism refers to the idea of an individual defined as a citizen of a single global community. Marxist political economy theory guided the analysis. The article provides insights into the dynamics of indigene-settlers' claims and contentions, and their causal linkages to climate change and herder-farmer conflicts, and argues that the politicisation of the conflict has implicated national policy solutions in such a way that they result in the devaluation of Nigerian citizenship and discriminatory tendencies that weaken solidarity between ethnic groups. Yet, building stronger ties amongst citizens and groups is a prerequisite for effective collective action against threats posed by climate change. The article concludes that climate solutions and policy responses to identity conflicts must be reconceptualised to re-enter the ideals of cosmopolitanism while recognising indigenous rights and identities

Aesthetics · Biology · Climate change · Cosmopolitanism · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Law · Philosophy · Ecology

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