CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Institute for Benin Studies, Benin City in collaboration with Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) Edo State, Nigeria announces the conference on
MAJORITY RULE, MINORITY RIGHTS AND THE NATIONAL QUESTION IN NIGERIA
Date – 7-9th August, 2012
Venue- Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.
The Nigerian state epitomizes a central paradox of post-colonial nation building projects in Africa. The liberal democratic model to which the state aspires is founded on majority rule and the expectation that the rights of minority groups to political participation and economic resources are protected even within the framework of majority rule. How well has the Nigerian nation fared in balancing majority rule with minority rights? The emerging consensus is that the minority question remains one of the most urgent and persistent challenges to peace and sociopolitical stability in the Nigerian state. Political and economic control by numerical majority groups and ethnically dominated politics has created disparities, discontents and alienations that have frequently resulted in crisis and conflicts. Given this history of perceived marginalization and agitation, this conference offers an opportunity for scholars, policy makers and practitioners with non governmental organizations to examine the place of minority groups in the Nigerian political space. Special attention will be accorded to the experiences of minority groups in crisis and conflict, from the civil war to more contemporary ethno-religious militia agitation.
SUB THEMES:
Minority groups and the colonial state
Minority groups and the political negotiations for independence
Minority /majority relations in the regions before the civil war
The Midwest and the crisis before the civil war
Northern Minorities and the civil war
Eastern Minorities in Biafra
The Midwest- occupation, liberation and the civil war
The treatment of persons, properties and natural resources in occupied and liberated areas during the Nigerian Civil War
Minorities and ethno-religious militias
Minorities and resource allocation
Minorities and political participation
Minorities and the future of the Nigerian state
Abstracts of 200 words or less should be submitted not later than 30 March 2012 and accepted and completed papers should be submitted electronically (Word document) not later than 20th July 2012 to
The Secretary,
Institute for Benin Studies,
#18 Ezoti Street,
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Email- insbeninst@gmail.com
For further inquiries, contact Uyilawa Usuanlele, Dept of History, SUNY, Oswego, NY 13126, USA. Email:uyilawa.usuanlele@oswego.edu
A mandatory administrative/registration fee of Eight thousand Naira (N8,000.00 or US$50.00) must be paid by participants from Nigeria and other African countries and One hundred Dollars by participants from Europe, the Americas and Asia immediately an abstract is accepted.
Institute for Benin Studies, Benin City in collaboration with Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) Edo State, Nigeria announces the conference on
MAJORITY RULE, MINORITY RIGHTS AND THE NATIONAL QUESTION IN NIGERIA
Date – 7-9th August, 2012
Venue- Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.
The Nigerian state epitomizes a central paradox of post-colonial nation building projects in Africa. The liberal democratic model to which the state aspires is founded on majority rule and the expectation that the rights of minority groups to political participation and economic resources are protected even within the framework of majority rule. How well has the Nigerian nation fared in balancing majority rule with minority rights? The emerging consensus is that the minority question remains one of the most urgent and persistent challenges to peace and sociopolitical stability in the Nigerian state. Political and economic control by numerical majority groups and ethnically dominated politics has created disparities, discontents and alienations that have frequently resulted in crisis and conflicts. Given this history of perceived marginalization and agitation, this conference offers an opportunity for scholars, policy makers and practitioners with non governmental organizations to examine the place of minority groups in the Nigerian political space. Special attention will be accorded to the experiences of minority groups in crisis and conflict, from the civil war to more contemporary ethno-religious militia agitation.
SUB THEMES:
Minority groups and the colonial state
Minority groups and the political negotiations for independence
Minority /majority relations in the regions before the civil war
The Midwest and the crisis before the civil war
Northern Minorities and the civil war
Eastern Minorities in Biafra
The Midwest- occupation, liberation and the civil war
The treatment of persons, properties and natural resources in occupied and liberated areas during the Nigerian Civil War
Minorities and ethno-religious militias
Minorities and resource allocation
Minorities and political participation
Minorities and the future of the Nigerian state
Abstracts of 200 words or less should be submitted not later than 30 March 2012 and accepted and completed papers should be submitted electronically (Word document) not later than 20th July 2012 to
The Secretary,
Institute for Benin Studies,
#18 Ezoti Street,
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Email- insbeninst@gmail.com
For further inquiries, contact Uyilawa Usuanlele, Dept of History, SUNY, Oswego, NY 13126, USA. Email:uyilawa.usuanlele@oswego.edu
A mandatory administrative/registration fee of Eight thousand Naira (N8,000.00 or US$50.00) must be paid by participants from Nigeria and other African countries and One hundred Dollars by participants from Europe, the Americas and Asia immediately an abstract is accepted.
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