Contemporary Dimensions of Migration among Historically Migrant Nigerians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2763307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Akanmu G Adebayo, Akanmu Adebayo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 93-109 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685217-90007284 |
| OpenAlex | W1482089576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article places the migration of Fulani pastoral nomads to south-western Nigeria in historical context. Their transhumant pastoralism has had the potential for violence with their Yoruba host communities, but in recent times their movements have avoided the violence which their economic activites might have generated. The absence of proper documentation of this migration raises the problem of examining the historical events or movements of "outsiders" because of their "foreignness." Yet, discussion of current migration and refugee issues would be incomplete if the role and the conditions of the historically migrant Fulani were ignored. A consideration of how conflicts have been resolved or avoided demonstrates that the relationships between nomads and their Yoruba hosts may have some in sights into the interaction between refugee populations and their hosts
Context (archaeology · Development economics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Livestock · Nigerians · Pastoralism · Political economy · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Yoruba · African history and culture analysis · African Studies and Geopolitics · Anthropology · Law · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2010 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |