Conflict transformation and permanent peace in Keana local government council of Nasarawa State, Nigeria: the roles, motives, objectives, strategies and tactics of the religious and traditional leaders

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dc.contributor.authorGenger, Peter
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeTuso, Hamdesa (Peace and Conflict Studies) Sears, Jonathan (University of Winnipeg)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorCreamer, David G. (Peace and Conflict Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-04T21:21:44Z
dc.date.available2015-08-04T21:21:44Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplinePeace and Conflict Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractKeana Local Government Council (LGC) in the Southern Senatorial District of Nasarawa state, Nigeria, experienced a devastating inter-ethnic conflict between 2001-2002, and has since then enjoyed uninterrupted durable peace. Motivated therefore by the desire to know more about the conflict, how this durable peace was achieved and most importantly the transformative roles, strategies and tactics adopted by the religious and traditional leaders in Keana LGC in addressing the conflict and attaining this feat, this study relied on (1) conflict transformation and other theories to elaborate some key concepts, (2) and used simple qualitative methodology to collect data from the religious and traditional leaders, and to analyse it for the primary purpose of highlighting their significant responsorial contributions Mutual mistrust, political marginalization, unattended land skirmishes and brutal murder emerged as the primary causes of the conflict. With their status and roles as motivators, mobilizers and peace diplomats, and aided tactically by personal courage, fearlessness and love for the people, the religious and traditional leaders were able to strategically address the conflict with sustainable dialogue, interactive problem-solving meetings, religious rituals, traditional mores, peace education and youth mobilization. Based on these transformative contributions, this study makes these positional statements: (1) the Keana communities hold these leaders with tenacity as auspicious elements of their histories and social welfare, (2) these leaders are local non-state peace actors and epistemic communities which ideologists, state-crafters, peace researchers and practitioners ought to work with as co-actors in peace processes and social development.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30655
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectKeanaen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectTransformationen_US
dc.subjectReligiousen_US
dc.subjectTraditionalen_US
dc.subjectLeadersen_US
dc.subjectStrategiesen_US
dc.subjectTacticsen_US
dc.subjectObjectivesen_US
dc.subjectEpistemicen_US
dc.subjectCommunitiesen_US
dc.subjectLocalen_US
dc.subjectnon-stateen_US
dc.subjectpeaceen_US
dc.subjectactorsen_US
dc.subjectTiven_US
dc.subjectAlagoen_US
dc.subjectOsanaen_US
dc.subjectTIDAen_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.subjectstate-craften_US
dc.titleConflict transformation and permanent peace in Keana local government council of Nasarawa State, Nigeria: the roles, motives, objectives, strategies and tactics of the religious and traditional leadersen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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