Violence and National Development in Nigeria: The Political Economy of Youth Restiveness in the Niger Delta

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (122) ◽  
pp. 575-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremiah O. Arowosegbe
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
National Development ◽  
The Political

scholarly journals Introduction: Views from the Shoreline: Community, Trade and Religion in Coastal Yorubaland and the Western Niger Delta

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Insa Nolte ◽  
Olukoya Ogen
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
The Political ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Traditional Practice ◽  
Local Leaders

This article provides an introduction to the Special Issue entitled, “Views from the Shoreline: Community, trade and religion in coastal Yorubaland and the Western Niger Delta.” Introducing the 19 articles in this Special Issue, which cover the coastal stretch from Ikorodu (near Lagos) to Ore-Isi (Urhoboland) and Benin, the article maps out how the coast’s lack of centralization, its complex settlement histories, and its underrepresentation in government and mainstream mission archives may be addressed by using multi-methods approaches and in-depth fieldwork. It emphasizes both the high mobility and heterogeneity of coastal communities and illustrates the diverse ways in which local leaders have mobilized a range of resources – including Islam, traditional practice, and especially Christianity – to ensure individual wellbeing and to affirm or re-shape local boundaries and hierarchies. This article argues that the study of the coast, like that of other borderlands, affirms that both mixing and the assertion of difference are constitutive of the political economy of the area.

The Political Economy of Economic Liberalization in Syria

1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. Hinnebusch
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
National Development ◽  
Economic Liberalization ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
The Political

When the Arab world's authoritarian-populist/;etatist regimes first emerged, they were perceived by Marxist and modernization theorists alike as potentially forging the strong states needed by late developers to pursue national development. Three decades later, the conventional wisdom sees these states as obstacles to development and statism is in retreat. Even in Syria, where the Baʿth institutionalized statist ideology more effectively than elsewhere, economic liberalization has proved inescapable.

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