State Fragility, State Formation, and Human Security in Nigeria

1. State Fragility, State Formation, and Human Security in Nigeria: Introduction, Concepts, and Questions
Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome

2. State and Civil Society in Nigeria in the Era of Structural Adjustment Program, 1986–1993
Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome

3. “Civil” or “Uncivil” Society? Revisiting the Proliferation of Ethnic Organizations in Southern Nigeria
Adedayo Oluwakayode Adekson

4. From “Area-Boyism” to “Junctions and Bases”: Youth Social Formation and the Micro Structures of Violence in Lagos Island
Olawale Ismail

5. State Failure and Niger Delta Conflict
Ben Naanen, Kialee Nyiayaana

6. Anatomy of Conflicts in Northern Nigeria
C. Nna-Emeka Okereke

7. Social Obligations of the Church in a Failed Nigerian State
Dapo F. Asaju, Harriet Seun Dapo-Asaju

8. The Role of the Christian Church in Building Civil Society in Nigeria
Rotimi Williams Omotoye, Elisabeth DeCampos

9. An Assessment of Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Capabilities in Nigeria: Reflections of a Practitioner
Ayokunle Fagbemi

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, African Politics, Political Sociology, Development Policy, African Culture, International Economics, Political Economy