Citation

Bratton M. J. Peacebuild. Dev. 2004; 1(3): 35-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15423166.2004.851581839993

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

An Afrobarometer survey conducted in August 2001 finds that Nigerians perceive pervasive social conflicts - especially along inter-communal lines - that arise from mixed cultural and economic sources. They give the current, elected Nigerian government relatively high marks for managing such conflicts but, paradoxically, insist that they prefer informal, community-based modes of solving disputes. Even though Nigeria is one of the most fractious societies on the African continent, a clear majority of its citizens insist that the nation remain intact.