The Impacts of Culture and Religion, Ethnicity, Politics and Poverty on Ethnic Violence in Plateau State of Nigeria

作者: Azalahu F Akwara , Joseph E Udaw , Ngozi F Akwara , Jane Onimawo , None

DOI: 10.5901/MJSS.2013.V4N14P657

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摘要: Every ethnic nationality has got its own culture and cultural attributes by which the is known identified. The inter-play of these as religion or belief system, norms rules behaviour, language, history artefacts, etc. gives rise to politics determine nature political process in society, also level pauperization people. This paper examines concepts poverty, culture, politics, ethnicity how they have fuelled violence Plateau State Nigeria. finds out that region caused multiplicity nationalities cultures region; struggle for power dominance between within region. These struggles create poverty through destruction human material resources; capital flight from turn causes anger, frustration deprivations further fuels crises turns into perpetual cycles cannot end. conflicts therefore appear liberation native indigenous population against an alien suggests convocation a sovereign national conference various country discuss basis on can continue remain under authority single government affect entire nation. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n14p657

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