Political Economy of Resource, Human Security and Environmental Conflicts in Africa

This book shows the push and pull effects between resources, human security and conflicts in Africa. It recognizes the need for resources in Africa to be processed into finished goods in order to influence global market and redefine the pattern of trade relations with powerful countries of Asia, America and Europe in shaping the destiny and future of African countries. The achievement of this laudable objective is plagued by the security challenges which are directly or indirectly linked to resource-related conflicts rocking most of the resource endowed countries in the continent, thereby threatening global peace and security. To deal with this menace in the continent, it requires global co-operation and support of foreign governments, international organizations, international non-government organizations, governments of host countries and its citizens.

The book presents the cases and experiences of countries that are endowed with resource, as well as have experienced different forms of human insecurity and have witnessed environmental conflicts in its analysis, which make the discourse interesting and quite educating.

“The book Political Economy of Resource, Human Security and Environmental Conflicts In Africa is a masterpiece that accounts for the years of Western exploration of African resources as well as the economic and armed crisis that it has generated in the African continent. It is a wonderful learning resource for environmentalists, policy tool for African government and a rich source of knowledge.”

-- Dr. Emmanuel Mutambara, Graduate School of Business & Leadership, Westivile Campus, Durban. University of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa.

 

 “This book has conceptualized the dynamics as well as complexities of resources, human security and conflicts in the African continent. The rich data collected by the writers in presenting their facts are overwhelming. It is a fantastic learning and intellectual enriching resource for global scholar that are conscious of African studies.”

-- Prof. Romanus Ejiaga, Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Nigeria. 

“This scholarly book reveals the age-long manipulation of violence by the Nigerian elite in their quest for power. It clearly documents the difficulty that Nigeria faces in the quest to develop a sustainable democratic culture.”

-Eugene Nweke, PhD, Dean, School of Post-Graduate Studies & Professor of African Politics,

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

  

“Electoral violence has become deeply entrenched in the Nigerian political system and it has over the years presented a negative picture of the country’s nation building process. The chapter on social media clearly identifies the complexities that the nation faces in managing the multiple implications of elections and electoral violence in the Nigerian geo-political space. "

-Jonathan E. Aliede, PhD, Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, Department of Mass Communication, National Open University of Nigeria.

  

“This book presents the reality of electoral challenges and leadership struggle in Nigerian developmental history. It reveals the difficulty that the Nigerian State has faced in selecting the best brains for the countrys’ leadership craft. I therefore strongly recommend the book for the Nigerian power elite, political scholars and global political analysts.”

-Okeke-Ogbuafor Nwamaka, PhD, Development Studies, New Castle University, Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Dr Kelechi Johnmary Ani is a lecturer in the Department of History and Strategic Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria and Visiting Scholar, Masters in International Relations, University of The Gambia. His areas of research include peace, conflict and African political history. He has served as Guest Editor of the Journal of Nation Building and Policy Studies. He has been a reviewer for the following Web of Science indexed journals: African Security Review, Journal of African Media Studies as well as Journal of African and Asian Studies. He is also in the Editorial Review Board of the Independent Journal of Management and Production. He was an International Doctoral Thesis Examiner for the Graduate School of Business & Leadership, University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa.

 

Professor Victor Ojakorotu currently teaches at the North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa. He has served as editor and reviewer to the following journals: Gender and Behaviour, Journal of Gender Information and Development in Africa, Journal of Reviews on Global Economies, African Renaissance, and Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict and Social Transformation (all Scopus and IBSS Accredited). He has been an external examiner for Masters and Doctoral degrees from 2007- present at the University of Cape Town, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, University of Zululand, and University of Witwatersrand, all in South Africa.

Dr. Kelvin Bribena is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. His areas of research interest cover environmental, international economics, conflict resolution and human right studies.