Social movements and rights claims: The case of action groups in the Niger delta of Nigeria

Voluntas

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-210

  Osaghae, Eghosa E ^a  

^a IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Action groups; Ethnic politics; Human rights; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Rights claims; Social movements

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN RIGHTS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 44949254014     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-008-9061-0     Document Type: Article

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