Everyday People, Autochthony, and Indigene-Settler Crises in Lagos Commodity Markets

摘要: Local markets in Nigerian cities are under-studied but ubiquitous and ancient sites of inter-ethnic conflicts cooperation everyday people (traders). Against the backdrop indigene-settler two major Lagos, this study examines causes these conflicts, defined by adversarial use autochthony, their management outcomes, how macro-inter-ethnic relations inflect conflict local markets. While market leadership is a common cause conflict, approaches adopted outcomes differed ways that reveal impact macro on micro. Also, post-conflict underscore utility trade as means sustaining peaceful co-existence fractious country like Nigeria creativity peacebuilding, designing early warning systems, management.