Perceptions of local versus national factors in religious and tribal conflict: evidence from a survey in Jos, Nigeria
Does the ethnic dimension of violence—religious versus tribal—shape whether individuals perceive national versus local issues as central? Based on survey data collected in Jos, Nigeria—a site of recurring ethnic violence since 2001—this paper argues that attribution to local versus national causes v...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
December 2021
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| In: |
Politics and religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 663-690 |
| Further subjects: | B
Opinion
B Conflict B Minority question B Cause B Religion B Localization B Causality B Nigeria |
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| Summary: | Does the ethnic dimension of violence—religious versus tribal—shape whether individuals perceive national versus local issues as central? Based on survey data collected in Jos, Nigeria—a site of recurring ethnic violence since 2001—this paper argues that attribution to local versus national causes varies depending on whether individuals perceive the violence as religious or tribal. We also show that this has implications for peacebuilding, as views of the ethnic dimensions of violence also distinctly shape attitudes regarding national- versus local-level solutions. Broadly, this paper demonstrates the importance of a more nuanced approach to the study of ethnic conflict—specifically, the need to interrogate how perceptions of identity, conflict, and the locus of conflict interrelate. |
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| Item Description: | Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 686-690, Literaturhinweise |
| ISSN: | 1755-0491 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politics and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1755048320000590 |