The economic or political economy of conflicts and civil wars in Africa is an expanding field with an increase in research and literature especially in the last few decades. However, less attention has been devoted to the role of political economy in peacebuilding operations/interventions. This dissertation examines the extent to which political economy, specifically its elements in terms of interests, incentives, and institutions shapes the conceptualization, design and implementation of Disarmament,
Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and the prospects for sustainable peace. The Niger Delta Amnesty (NDA) is used as an empirical case study.:CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction
1.1 State of the art
1.1.1 The political economy of peacebuilding
1.1.2 Institutions in rentier states
1.1.3 Resource curse discourse and interests
1.1.4 Wealth distribution and incentives
1.2 Research question
1.3 Problem statement
1.4 Overview of research methodology
1.4.1 Structural framework of the political economy approach
1.4.1.1 Neoliberalism Approach
1.4.1.2 Neopatrimonialism approach
1.4.2 Comment on sources
1.4.2.1 Research design
1.4.2.2 Research method
1.4.2.3 Data generation method
1.4.2.4 Method of data analysis
1.5 Challenges in the field
1.6 The structure of the dissertation
CHAPTER TWO
HISTORICIZING OIL CONFLICT IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION
2 Introduction
2.1 Analyzing the Origins and dynamics of the Niger Delta Conflict
2.1.1 The Geography and People of the Niger Delta
2.1.2 Pre-colonial Niger Delta and the Emergence of European Trade in Nigeria (1444 – 1850)
2.1.3 Colonial Considerations: Increasing Agitations, Palm oil Production and the Discovery of Oil (1851 – 1960)
2.1.4 Independent and Post Independent Nigeria and the Foundations of the Oil Conflict (1960 – Present)
2.1.5 Militant Movements in the Niger Delta in the Recent Past (1990s – Present)
2.2 Nigerian Political Economy, State Policy Response and the Nature of the Nigerian State
2.2.1 A Survey of the Nigerian Political Economy
2.2.2 State-centric Responses to the Niger Delta Oil Conflict (1960 – 2009)
2.2.2.1 Positive “Carrot” Approach
2.2.2.2 Coercive “Stick” Approach
2.2.3 An Explanation of the Nature and character of the Nigerian State
2.3 Conclusion
CHAPTER THREE
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF STATE AND NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
3 Introduction
3.1 Furthering Institutional Scholarship and Debates
3.1.1 The Mainstream Debate
3.1.2 The Critical School
3.2 State-to-State Institutional Interaction
3.2.1 Institutions as “Rules of the Game”
3.2.2 Differential Power Distribution
3.2.3 Formal Institutional Bargaining
3.3 Non-state Driven Institutional Interlinkage
3.3.1 Institutions as socially shared rules/traditional systems
3.4 State and Non-state Institutional Exchange
3.4.1 Institutional Bricolage
3.4.2 Institutional Credibility
3.5 State, Non-state and International Collaboration
3.5.1 Complexities of NDA and DDR Institutions
3.5.2 Complementarity of NDA and DDR Institutions
3.5.3 Limited Access Order in NDA and DDR Institutions
3.6 Implications of Statutory, Non-Statutory and International Institutions to NDA and DDR
3.6.1 Lack of Coordination
3.6.2 Exacerbation of Conflict
3.6.3 Weak Hybridized Institutions
3.7 Conclusion
CHAPTER FOUR
CONCEPTUALISING INTERESTS AND INCENTIVES IN THE FRAMING OF THE NIGER DELTA AMNESTY AND DDR PROGRAM
4 Introduction
4.1 Mapping Actor Network Analysis in the Niger Delta Conflict
4.1.1 The Nigerian Government
4.1.2 Oil Communities
4.1.3 Multinational Oil Companies (MNOCs)
4.2 Contested Interests: Actors, Encounters and Entanglements in the Niger Delta
4.2.1 Powerful Versus Powerless Encounters
4.2.2 Elitists Entanglements
4.2.3 Intra and Inter Community Contestations
4.2.4 MNOCs and Niger Delta Communities’ Confrontations
4.3 Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NIGER DELTA AMNESTY, DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAM
5 Introduction
5.1 Amnesty: A Peacebuilding Practice
5.2 The NDA and DDR Program and the Politics of conceptualization
5.3 NDA and DDR Program and the Art of Negotiation
5.4 NDA and DDR: The Practice of Planning
5.5 The Implementation Process of the Niger Delta Amnesty and DDR Program
5.5.1 The Disarmament Phase
5.5.2 The Demobilisation Phase
5.5.3 The Reintegration Phase
5.6 Niger Delta Amnesty and DDR Process: A Shift from a Neoliberal Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (IDDRS) Principles to a Neopatrimonial DDR Practice
5.6.1 From a people centered approach to a patron-client driven approach
5.6.2 From a flexible, transparent and accountable doctrine to a non-transparent and unaccountable DDR process
5.6.3 Nationally Owned
5.6.4 From an Integrated IDDRS Norm to a non-integrated approach
5.6.5 From a well-planned IDDRS to a haphazard DDR
5.7 Conclusion
CHAPTER SIX
GENERAL CONCLUSION
6 Introduction
6.1 Main Research Questions and Empirical Findings
6.2 Theoretical and Empirical Contribution
6.3 Potential Concerns for Future Research
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:70837 |
| Date | 15 May 2020 |
| Creators | Enow Ayuk, Maria |
| Contributors | Universität Leipzig |
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| Language | English |
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