Lack of information can, at any stage of a conflict, make people desperate, restless and easy to manipulate. The paper examines some generative forces that enhance the growth. Management of conflicts and crises in nigeria maxwell science. If the federal government try to freeze this conflict again instead of resolving it, then the next generations will bump into the same problem. Imperatives for religious leaders in nigeria benson o. The institute for peace and conflict resolutionipcr was established in february, 2000. The concept paper series is the joint centers paper series addressing topics and concepts of foremost importance for understanding the dynamics of. Nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency this seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2. A case study of bauchi state, nigeria surv ibrahim saidu, jahun and bauchi emirate, nigeria introduction land is a precious commodity on which all our existence depends. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Regional approaches to conflict management in africa.
Project managers view olalekan ogunbayo department of building technology, lagos state polytechnic, ikorodu, lagos state. The roles and the challenges of traditional rulers in land. The university and government conflict in nigeria is seen as means of cushioning tension. Collective bargaining and conflict resolution in nigerias. This paper investigates conflict and conflict management as a springboard for success and progress in organisations in nigeria. The study investigated the influence of leadership style on conflict management in private university libraries in southwest and southsouth nigeria.
Conflict resolution involves the reduction, elimination, or termination of all forms and types of conflicts. The nascent project management practice in the country has an unequivocal advantage of. Conflict in the niger delta more than a local affair summary neither nigeria nor foreign donors are investing enough to end violent conflict in the niger delta. Historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. This paper interrogates the challenges of conflict management in a democratic society by examining the myriad of security issues in the nigerian nation. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace building. Hence, conflict resolution tend to use terms like negotiation, bargaining, mediation or arbitration. Nigeria as a nation has since independence been involved in conflict resolution in various parts of the world, especially africa. Causes of conflict in nigeria and ways of resolving them legit. Constitutionally, nigeria opted for federalism and secularism to manage ethnic and regional misunderstanding like south africa, a bill of rights was included in the 1999 constitution, which was intended to allay the fears.
An empirical study of industrial conflict and management in nigeria local government system. Pdf project managers conflict management styles and its. Principals and teachers use of conflict management. An attempt is made to identify strategies adopted by nigerian government on crises resolution and their shortcomings.
Conflict can be defined as a clash or disagreement often violent between opposing groups or individuals. The results are obvious, even a small spark can ignite a firestorm in nigeria. As a continent with all kinds of existing and emerging conflicts, africa needs to invest hugely in conflict prevention, resolution and management in order to move towards the desired goal of integration, political stability and economic growth. The current conflict in the niger delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the niger deltas minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the ogoni and the ijaw. This study is a thorough research into the conflict management strategies of organizations in nigeria. In nigeria, as in other contexts, levels of vawg are exacerbated by violent conflict. Overview of armed related conflicts in nigeria in nigeria, since the civil war not many armed conflicts had taken place or were recorded. The human costs and challenge to the international community in general and the united states in particular of genocide in rwanda, state collapse in somalia and liberia, decades of internecine civil war in sudan and angola, and the worrisome potential for chaos in zaire and nigeria compel. The women of nigeria have paid a heavy price for violent. Peters 2006 notes that conflict, at all levels, may arise due to the desire for political, economic and social advantages, greed, egorelated problems. Conflict can be the result of a violation of shared expectations, or conflict can.
Conflict management in the nigeria local government system a case study of enugu state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available conflict management in the nigeria local government system a case study of enugu state abstract the research is on conflict management in local government system in enugu state. Ethnicity, ethnic conflict, peace education, social justice, sustainable development 1. The researcher used survey research method in carrying out the research. Africa has been the site of some of the most brutal and difficulttomanage conflicts in the 1990s. The potential of the media in conflict and post conflict situations remains a net positive, and has been sadly underutilized to this point in time. European centre for development policy management no. Full text of theories in conflict management see other formats. Singaporean journal of business economics, and management studies vol. The institute is under the ministry of foreign affairs and is primarily a research centre, a thinktank and an agency to strengthen nigerias capacity for the promotion of peace and conflict prevention, management and resolution. The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and. Causes of conflict in nigeria and ways of resolving them. A study of enugu state article pdf available july 2012 with 6,844 reads how we measure reads. Consolidated and zonal reports 9foreword professor oshita o.
Pdf the role of civil society organizations in conflict. Systems theory has been used to draw inference on the educational system in nigeria. International journal of academic research in economics and management sciences nov 2014, vol. The situation of nigeria and many other countries, calls for urgent intervention and medication, hence this paper focuses on prescribing adult education strategies for conflict mediation for sustainable peace and development in communities in nigeria. The data collected were analysed using frequency count, percentages, mean, correlation matrix, regression analysis of variance and multiple regression. Conflict, security, democratic society, conflict management, nigeria. The challenges of conflict management in a democratic society. This study develops the students conflict campus peace model as a relevant instrument that can assist the managers of our tertiary institutions to place the issue at stake in.
This study takes a critical look at the roles csos in nigeria can play in conflict management. Udezo abstract the need for conflict resolution in our society is crucial. Conflict, conflict prevention, conflict management and beyond. The population comprised academic libraries in nigeria.
Conflict management in the niger delta a case study of the amnesty programme the niger delta area is the most fragile region in nigeria. Peacebuilding, crisis prevention and conflict management. Peace and conflict management in nigeria semantic scholar. Regional approach to conflict management in west africa2 west africa is ripe for a regional approach to conflict management. Mang chaimang and ms adaeze uju oguike for the complementary roles they played in editing the draft. The niger delta, a sensitive ecosystem rich in biodiversity, has witnessed considerable violence as a result of the tense rel ationship among oil companies, the nigerian state, and oil. Project topic on conflict management in the nigeria local. While conflict management is a method incorporated to facilitate a positive or at least an agreeable outcome. Conflict management requires the application of resolution techniques to regulate the. List of contents list of acronyms and abbreviations 7 1. Conflict management and resolution in nigeria public sector osabiya, babatunde joseph national open university of nigeria noun, 1416 ahmadu bello way victoriaisland, lagos, nigeria abstract this research seeks to identify best practice in conflict management in.
Conflict is a situation whereby individuals, groups, or countries are involved in disagreement over an issue. Conflict resolution strategies in nongovernment secondary. The study employed the descriptive research design. Civil society and conflict management in the niger delta. D centre for management development, shangisha, lagos, nigeria. Ekiti state university, adoekiti, ekiti state, nigeria. To manage her complex ethnic problem, nigeria, like south africa, has developed mechanisms for ethnic conflict management. In order to manage or develop effective key conflict management strategies, it is essential to know the underlying causes havenga, 2005. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace.
Conflicts and causes of conflicts in africa project. Peacebuilding, crisis prevention and conflict management a crosscutting theme for gtz 9 2. Pdf since the end of second world war, rigorous approaches to study of peace and conflict resolution pcr emerged across the globe. Conflict is a natural condition existing in any multipartyheterogeneous system.
The institute is under the ministry of foreign affairs and is primarily a research centre, a thinktank and an agency to strengthen nigeria s capacity for the promotion of peace and conflict prevention, management. Conflict management in nigerian construction industry. Last week international alert held a fiveday training on conflict analysis and resolution for eight of nigerias state conflict management alliances scma. Radio and television interviews were the least media used. Conflict management under the african peace and security. Conflict management in government hospitals in mainland local. Peace and conflict resolution is a multidisciplinary field that analyses causes. Unresolved conflict can thwart project progress and consequently project abandonment as in the case of nigeria before the emergence of project management. Freedom of expression is the core of a healthy media, a fundamental human right, and vital for a democratic structure. It discusses the theories and concept of conflict and security within the framework of current realities in nigeria. The article xrayed the conflict management strategies that nigerian government adopted. The roles and the challenges of traditional rulers in land conflict resolution and management in nigeria. The presence of oil and gas in the region makes it the goose that lays the golden egg, thus making the region the center of economic and political activities in the country.
To examine how your conflict style varies in different contexts or relationships directions 1. This study investigated perceived crss conflict resolution strategies for the resolution of conflicts in. Thus, this study examines the causes, effects and effectiveness of the various conflict management mechanisms. Total enumeration was adopted because of few numbers of librarians in private and structured questionnaire were used to collect data. Other objectives are to examine the nature of collective bargaining and conflict resolution mechanisms. Think of two different situations a and b where you have a conflict, a disagreement, an argument, or a disappointment with someone, such as a roommate or a work associate. Causes, effects and remedies bernard oladosu omisore, ph.
Ethnic conflict and sustainable development in nigeria. It holds that the monopolization of conflict management process by the instruments of the state. Conclusion and a reference section come at the end of the paper. This study investigated the impact of conflict management on employees performance in a public sector organisation, a case of power holding company of nigeria phcn. The tivjukun dispute had always been bloody and had constantly occurred and reoccurred in 1959, 1980, 1990 and 2001. Environmental conflict management in the niger delta, nigeria by okechukwu ibeanu abstract. This according to anih 2008 is the struggle in the higher education institutions. While nigerian officials opt to buy shortterm ceasefires, such as the 2009 amnesty process, other governments spend too little in money and manpower to grow local civil. The niger delta, a sensitive ecosystem rich in biodiversity, has witnessed considerable violence as a result of the tense rel ationship among oil companies, the nigerian state, and oilbearing communities. Oshita, fspsp directorgeneral institute for peace and conflict resolution, abuja since her independence in 1960, nigeria has experienced different types of violent.
D department of business administration nnamdi azikiwe university, awka, nigeria prof. This research seeks to identify best practice in conflict management in the workplace and how to improve organization. Panatlantic university, km 52 lekkiepe expressway, ibeju lekki, lagos. It can also be said to be an incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled. Impact of conflict management on employees performance in a public sector organisation in nigeria olu, ojo1, dupe, adesubomi, abolade2 abstract. A conflict, as a state of disagreement may lead to crisis or violence peters, 2006. Peace, language, journalism, conflict and management. Conflict, conflict prevention and conflict management and beyond. The training, which was held in abuja from 1822 august, was designed to strengthen the capacity of scma facilitators and conveners in the eight most violent and conflict prone states in nigeria. The study examined the services offered by academic libraries in conflict resolution, identified the media through which academic libraries offer their services and the problems encountered by academic libraries in rendering conflict resolution services. According to mayer 2000, if the causes of conflict are known, a conflict chart which directs management processes can be developed. Nigeria is experiencing rising, persistent and worsening violent conflict. Conflict management in nigeria international alert. The instrument was validated using cronbachs alpha.
Inadequacy in nigeria as one of the causes of conflict in nigeria. Sep 06, 2016 historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. Conflict affects women and girls differently to men and boys. The study revealed lack of established library policy on conflict management information services as the major problems affecting library services for conflict resolution with the highest variable score 3.
Pastors reported conflict management as the area of training most lacking in their seminary or bible college education barfoot et al. Pdf historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. Introductory table of contentsviii ramsar the name of a place in iran where the wetlands convention. This study critically explicates the conflict management strategies of organizations in nigeria with special references to anamco and capital city auto ltd both in enugu. The greatest threat facing the survival of nigerian nascent. Pdf civil society and conflict management in the niger.
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