Bøger af Richard Olaniyan

This book examines the nexus between political borders, pastoral nomadism, and human security in Africa. It uses a host of applied interdisciplinary insights to analyse social, political, and cultural processes, circumstances, and consequences to showcase the human security crisis in the context of climate change, inter-group relations, leadership strategies, institutions, and governance within the region.With a special focus on West Africa and Nigeria, the volume discusses crucial themes that highlight the role of borders in the security architecture of the region which include,¿ Political economy of herdsmen-farmers' conflicts in West Africa;¿ The scarcity-migration perspective of the Sahel region;¿ Population pressure, urbanization, and nomadic pastoral violence in West Africa;¿ Human trafficking and kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria;¿ Drivers of 'labour' migration of Fulani herders to Ghana, and other topics.A key contribution to a pressing issue, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students of history, political science, anthropology, geography, international relations, literature, environmental science, and peace and conflict studies.

This book examines the nexus between political borders, pastoral nomadism, and human security in Africa. It uses a host of applied interdisciplinary insights to showcase the human security crisis in the context of climate change, inter-group relations, leadership strategies, institutions, and governance within the region.