This article shows how bureaucratic discretion in the implementation of Nigeria's power-
sharing institutions, the Federal Character, has led to the formalization of local informal …

Diaspora chiefs are traditional authorities of migrant communities. In Nigeria, they can
function as representative brokers who empower their communities and co‐produce …

This book offers a detailed and innovative study of the Dutch case of politics of citizenship
and nationalism by focusing on public and political controversies in the crucial period of …

This article analyses the role of religious leaders in collective violence in Kano, the major
urban centre in northern Nigeria. It compares two episodes of collective action in the city …

Horizontal inequalities (HIs) within a country, or inequalities among groups, have been
shown to be an important source of violent conflict (Stewart, 2008; Cederman et al., 2011; …

Christians constitute a significant minority in northern Nigeria. This report introduces some of
the main dynamics that characterize the contemporary Christian population of Nigeria, with a …

Christians and Christianity are an integral part of the fabric of northern Nigerian society. As
we have seen in the previous chapter, this community constitutes a significant minority of the …

The rule of law is the basis for economic growth, stability and security, matters that all
countries and not least those in Southeast Europe strive for. eu accession countries have to …

The rule of law reference to increasing diversity or cultural difference. Cultural difference
alone cannot account fully for the salience of ethnic identities or the negative perceptions of …