Resourcesreports, upcoming conferences and workshops, notices of new books and videos, ecommunications, and web sites that link to peace and conflict studies 150 words maxi. The end of some historical conflicts has taken place in a context of slight. The sustainability and success of a peace process greatly depends on the peace building mechanisms and activities that will follow the signing of a peace agreement. Department of history and international studies, university of ilorin, p. With 188 million people, over 250 ethnic groups and close to 400 different languages spread. Sometimes, it leads to peace while at other times contributes to conflict outbreak in nigeria. Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyzes violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending conflicts including social conflicts, with a view towards understanding those processes which lead to a more desirable human condition. The population comprised academic libraries in nigeria. Conflict resolution strategy is, thus, a method developed for peaceful and amicable means of. Impact of ebanking on operational performance and service quality of some selected banks in nigeria. The history of peace and conflict studies in nigeria.
The institute for peace and conflict resolutionipcr was established in february, 2000. D school of arts and social sciences,national open university of nigeria,lagos. Its objective is primarily a research centre, a thinktank and an. Since 1991, the american psychological association has included the society for the study of peace, conflict, and violence. South africa, pretoria city is great place of this kind of signature conference as a scientific research conference organizers, the global academic research institute gari proudly present 03 rd international conference on peace and conflict management icpcm 2020 in professional collaboration with awesome impact media under the theme of religion, conflict and reconciliation. Effects of integrating peace education in the nigeria. At levels from the interpersonal to the global, the peace and conflict studies program at swarthmore college provides opportunities to study conflict and peacemaking in many forms. Development and peace has been implementing development projects in nigeria since 1974. Peace and conflict studies is fascinating because it delves into some of the quintessential questions concerning human relations the result of behaviour, cooperation and conflict.
The study examined the services offered by academic libraries in conflict resolution, identified the media through which academic libraries offer their services and the problems encountered by academic libraries in rendering conflict resolution services. Nigerias institute of peace and conflict resolution. Some elect to do a double major in one of the traditional fields and peace studies. The centre, which began academic programmes in 2003, offers postgraduate diplomas and masters degrees in peace and conflict studies and is arguably the first university in northern nigeria to offer courses in peace and conflict studies. Peace and conflict studies at university of ibadan available post graduate programmes, university of ibadan 4 comments following a comment submission made by one of our site users on courses offered by ui, we wish to inform prospective students that peace and conflict studies university of ibadan is approved by the national universities. Peace and conflict studies at university of ibadan available.
Peace, conflict and development university of bradford. Origin and development of conflict resolution 39 was another important peace researcher focused to research in the field of conflict resolution. Third, that peace negotiation is most unlikely to succeed with boko haram insurgents, since they do not have the capacity to lead a provincial government, after disavowing terrorism. Bellicose conflict over natural resources has an ancient history, but in the same decades that mark the emergence then expansion of peace studies, terms like water security and food security have become familiar. Nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency this seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2. Boko haram insurgency and the counterterrorism policy in. The centre for conflict management and peace studies at the university of jos is also one of the earliest peace and conflict studies programmes in nigeria.
Introduction to peace and conflict studies in west africa. These events constitute factors that have been negatively. The history of peace and conflict studies in nigeria global peace. The institute for peace and conflict resolution ipcr was established in february, 2000 under the ministry of foreign affairs.
International conference on peace and conflict management. Youll gain the understanding and skills you need to pursue or develop a career in what is. Peacebuilding, crisis prevention and conflict management. Many of such insurgents had escaped into the scattered dense forests of the northwest states.
Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyzes violent and. The current conflict in the niger delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the niger deltas minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the ogoni and the ijaw. Since after the civil war, nigeria has attempted to build a sense of social cohesion and togetherness amongst its diverse populations. Conflict is a great predicament in any human society, and most times, it is predictable. Conflict resolution in peace and conflict studies definition. Within peace and conflict studies a definition of conflict resolution is presented in peter wallensteens book understanding conflict resolution.
Born in oslo, norway, he has doctorates in mathematics and sociology. The institute is under the ministry of foreign affairs and is primarily a research centre, a thinktank and an agency to strengthen nigerias capacity for the promotion of peace and. Peace and conflict studies topics cover war crimes, human rights, multilateral peackeeping. The history of ethnicity and ethnic conflicts in nigeria is also traced back to the colonial transgressions that forced the ethnic groups of the northern and southern provinces to become an entity called nigeria in 1914. The peace and conflict studies program has leading faculty who are experts in areas such as social organizing and nonviolent action, understanding terrorism, religion and democracy, responses to genocide, conflict in the middle east, northern ireland, and other regional disputes. Over the years, environmental problems have taken centre stage in nigerian history.
Students interested in peace studies may major in a traditional discipline and take an interdisciplinary concentration in peace studies, or fulfill the requirements for a selfdesigned major in peace studies. Introduction nigeria being the most populous african nation is still battling with different challenges ranging from political tensions to religious and tribal violent conflicts. Ethnic and political unrest continued throughout the 1990s despite the return to democracy clarification needed and the election of the obasanjo. The programs multidisciplinary curriculum examines the causes, practices, and consequences of violence as well as peaceful or nonviolent methods of conflict management, resolution,and transformation.
In the case of nigeria situation, disturbing history of. Conflict profile nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency. Learning from african experiences the role of religion in peace and conflict in nigeria free ebook on introduction to peace and conflict studies in nigeria history of nigeria pdf history of film. A variation on this, peace studies irenology, is an interdisciplinary effort aiming at the. Peace and conflict studies programme university of ibadan. Abstract the persistent religious conflicts and insecurity in nigeria has given meaningful nigerians. He is the founder of the international peace research institute, oslo, and of the journal of peace research. National open university of nigeria peace studies and. In fact, history indicates that conflict is an ongoing process in human relations and may occur within and among groups and communities at. The niger delta militancy and boko haram insurgency compared. About the author john paden is currently clarence robinson professor of international studies at george mason university and earlier served in nigeria as professor of public administration at. Despite the governments announcement in 2016, that the group had been crushed, attacks have continued throughout 2017. The historical antecedents of such regular clashes in some. One of the core questions is how conflicts arise and how violent and nonviolent conflicts can be solved.
The clergy, culture, and political conflicts in nigeria. The report is sponsored by the united states institute of peace usip, which has a longterm commitment to peacebuilding in africa. Environment, peace and conflict are inseparable phenomena in nigerias historical development. This seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2. Pdf since the end of second world war, rigorous approaches to study of peace. Somalia conflict analysis a holistic approach to attaining sustainable peace abstract the somalia conflict is rooted in issues of identity, war culture, external influences, struggle over power and resources, and a lack of social, economic and political infrastructure. Issues in peace studies and conflict resolution is a fifteenchapter material with nigerian contributors from different callings. Youth development and conflict resolution in nigeria eric.
Peacebuilding includes early warning and response efforts, violence prevention, conflict resolution, peace advocacy, civilian and military peacekeeping, military. Old peoples support international total care unit ven dr. His 205 comparative world revolutions since 1900 2. Get free project topics and research materials in education, history, international relations, management and sciences. List of nongovernmental organizationsngos in nigeria. Handbook of peace and conflict studies mahatma gandhi. Peace and conflict studies topics cover war crimes, human rights, multilateral. They have forged a transdisciplinary and professional identity distinct from security studies, political science and international relations. Nigeria has been involved in conflict resolution since 1963. Where liberal peace means liberalizing state institutions, what tends to result is corruption, africa peace and conflict journal, 4. History of peace studies peace, conflict, and social justice.
The role of religion in mozambique, nigeria and cambodia. Pdf introduction to peace and conflict studies sara. Johan galtung is a professor of peace studies and the founder and codirector of tran scend. Implications for national security ushe mike ushe, ph. Conflicts in northern nigeria have been predominantly ethnoreligious. The centre, which began academic programmes in 2003, offers postgraduate diplomas and masters degrees in peace and conflict studies and is arguably the first university in northern. Introduction education, as it is widely acknowledge, is the best legacy that parents, state or country can ever transmit to children, youths or citizens. Conflict resolution is a social situation where the armed conflicting parties in a voluntarily agreement resolve to live peacefully with andor dissolve their basic. Washington, dc 20037 united states institute of peace. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Peace and conflict resolution is a multidisciplinary field that analyses causes of war. This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Past experiences, present challenges and new directions. The ma in peace, conflict and development studies provides an advanced understanding of the interrelationships between conflict, development, security, and governance in developing, fragile, transitional andor conflict affected regions and countries.
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