Oil and youth militancy in Nigeria's Niger Delta region

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-325

  Oluwaniyi, Oluwatoyin O ^a  

^a REDEEMER S UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Militancy; Niger Delta region; Oil; Youth

Indexed keywords

DELTA; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPLOITATION; MARGINALIZATION; MILITARY INTERVENTION; OIL; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; REGIONAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VIOLENCE;

BAYELSA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; RIVERS;

EID: 77953804249     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909610367767     Document Type: Article

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