This chapter compares motivation of those mobilizing for violent conflict under a religious
identity and those mobilizing under an ethnic one. 1 First, I consider why a particular identity …

The collective violence in rural areas of southern and central Plateau State between June
2002 and May 2004 was accompanied by widespread social mobilization and heightened …

The prevention of inter-communal conflict in cities where multiple religious and secular
norms and processes affect the delivery of security and justice is a major challenge for …

This article examines the Kano Covenant interfaith dialogue that was formed in Kano in the
wake of the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria. It situates the study within the …

This article explores the ways in which African approaches to policing challenge western
preferences for transparent and equitable forms of partnership-based policing. It uses the …

In Nigeria, case studies of three NGOs and four FBOs (two Christian and two Muslim) in two
Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kano State (largely Muslim) and one LGA in Lagos State …

For almost fifty years, between the end of World War II and 1991, Canada played its part in
the Cold War. Collective memories of this period are sparked by news photos of nuclear …

The research problem of this thesis is to explore the effects of top-down, bureaucratic
definitions of belonging and social identity on urban social relations. More specifically, the …

Conflict and security scholars have identified ethnic and religious conflicts as one of the
main causes of insecurity in Nigeria the African most populous country. One of the states in …

Struggling to Belong Page 1 Struggling to Belong Nativism, Identities, and Urban Social
Relations in Kano and Amsterdam Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for …