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Peacebuilding and transformational change in Nigeria's oil region
Author(s) -
Okoi Obasesam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.21270
Subject(s) - peacebuilding , transformational leadership , demobilization , disarmament , context (archaeology) , intrapersonal communication , political science , interpersonal communication , transformative learning , sociology , psychology , social psychology , public relations , public administration , geography , law , politics , pedagogy , archaeology
This article draws on primary sources to examine postconflict transformations in Nigeria's oil region. The overarching goal of the article is to evaluate the impact of Nigeria's disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration program and its effectiveness as a vehicle for peacebuilding in the oil region, focusing specifically on the changes it has brought to the lives of former insurgents at the cultural, intrapersonal, structural, and interpersonal (CISI) levels. This study introduces the CISI model of conflict transformation to put these changes into context and explain why they are crucial for understanding peacebuilding and transformational change.