Traditional Authority and Security in Contemporary Nigeria.

• Superior document: Routledge Studies in Peace, Conflict and Security in Africa Series
• Author: Ehrhardt, David.
• TeilnehmendeR: Alao, David Oladimeji.; Umar, M. Sani.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2023.; Ã2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge Studies in Peace, Conflict and Security in Africa Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (313 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Traditional Authority, Security Governance, and Nigerian Agency -- Part I Continuity and Change -- Chapter 2 Assessing the Capacity of Traditional Institutions and Authorities in Maintaining Security and Peace: A Historical Perspective -- Chapter 3 The Changing Roles of Traditional Authorities in Security Management: A Case Study of the Benin Area of Edo State -- Chapter 4 Female Traditional Institutions and the Travails of Conflict Management, Peace, and Security in Ekiti Society -- Chapter 5 The Diminishing Relevance of Traditional Rulers and Securitization in the South-West -- Chapter 6 The Changing Roles of Traditional Authorities in Conflict, Security, and Peacebuilding in Katagum and Misau Emirate Councils in Bauchi State -- Part II Contemporary Problems and Solutions -- Chapter 7 Importing Militant Jihadists: Analysing the Response of Traditional Authorities to Muslim Youth Extremism in the Nigeria-Niger Border Areas of Sokoto State -- Chapter 8 Traditional Institutions and the Management of Herder-farmer Conflicts in Nasarawa State -- Chapter 9 Traditional rulers and the Amotekun Regional Security Network in the South-West -- Chapter 10 Traditional Authority and Grassroots' Peacebuilding Mechanisms in Lagos -- Chapter 11 Politicisation of the Appointment of Traditional Rulers and The Challenges Of Conflict And Security Management in Umuahia, Abia State -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Creative Genius in Postcolonial Nigeria: Re-imagining Traditional Rulership at a Safe Distance from Politics -- Index.