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The chief, the youth and the plantation: communal politics in southern Nigeria.
- Source :
- Journal of Modern African Studies; Jun2010, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p259-283, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- In August 2006 the chief of Udo, a small town in Edo State, Nigeria, was deposed and the town taken over by the 'youth'. This event presents the classic fall of a 'big man' who had lost support, but also involved long-standing chieftaincy rivalries, electoral competition in the run up to the 2007 elections, and conflict over a nearby oil palm and rubber plantation. Through an examination of Udo's crisis, this paper engages with three key questions concerning contemporary communal politics in southern Nigeria: the manifestations of patrimonial power and resistance to it; the meaning and role of 'youth'; and the impact of expatriate capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022278X
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Modern African Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 50837823
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X10000236