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Harnischfeger J (2009). 'Balance of Terror' -- Rival Militias and Vigilantes in Nigeria. Afrikanistik online, Vol. 2008. (urn:nbn:de:0009-10-17569)
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%0 Journal Article %T 'Balance of Terror' -- Rival Militias and Vigilantes in Nigeria %A Harnischfeger, Johannes %J Afrikanistik online %D 2009 %V 2008 %N 5 %@ 1860-7462 %F harnischfeger2009 %X Militias and vigilantes that assume public authority by fighting crime reject the laws of the state, yet they have no other set of rules to regulate their activities. Many of them claim to be accountable to their ethnic or religious community on whose behalf they operate. But their communities have found no means to institutionalise control over them. Moreover, there are no institutions to settle conflicts between different militias and vigilantes. On a local level, rival groups have reached informal arrangements. However, these compromises are unstable, as they reflect fragile alliances and shifting balances of power. Leaders of militias and other 'self-determination groups' have suggested organising a conference of all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria in order to design a new constitution that would give militias and vigilantes a legal role and define their authority. But the groups compared in this article – Oodua People's Congress, Sharia Vigilantes, Bakassi Boys, MASSOB, and Niger Delta militias – pursue very divergent interests, and they are far from reaching a consensus on how to contain violence between them. %L 960 %K Bakassi-Boys %K Igba %K Milizen %K Nigeria %K Vigilantes %K militia %U http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0009-10-17569Download
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@Article{harnischfeger2009,
author = "Harnischfeger, Johannes",
title = "'Balance of Terror' -- Rival Militias and Vigilantes in Nigeria",
journal = "Afrikanistik online",
year = "2009",
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abstract = "Militias and vigilantes that assume public authority by fighting crime reject the laws of the state, yet they have no other set of rules to regulate their activities. Many of them claim to be accountable to their ethnic or religious community on whose behalf they operate. But their communities have found no means to institutionalise control over them. Moreover, there are no institutions to settle conflicts between different militias and vigilantes. On a local level, rival groups have reached informal arrangements. However, these compromises are unstable, as they reflect fragile alliances and shifting balances of power. Leaders of militias and other 'self-determination groups' have suggested organising a conference of all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria in order to design a new constitution that would give militias and vigilantes a legal role and define their authority. But the groups compared in this article -- Oodua People's Congress, Sharia Vigilantes, Bakassi Boys, MASSOB, and Niger Delta militias -- pursue very divergent interests, and they are far from reaching a consensus on how to contain violence between them.",
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| Bibliographic Citation | Afrikanistik Online, Vol. 2008, Iss. 5 | |
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| Title |
'Balance of Terror' -- Rival Militias and Vigilantes in Nigeria (eng) |
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| Author | Johannes Harnischfeger | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Militias and vigilantes that assume public authority by fighting crime reject the laws of the state, yet they have no other set of rules to regulate their activities. Many of them claim to be accountable to their ethnic or religious community on whose behalf they operate. But their communities have found no means to institutionalise control over them. Moreover, there are no institutions to settle conflicts between different militias and vigilantes. On a local level, rival groups have reached informal arrangements. However, these compromises are unstable, as they reflect fragile alliances and shifting balances of power. Leaders of militias and other 'self-determination groups' have suggested organising a conference of all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria in order to design a new constitution that would give militias and vigilantes a legal role and define their authority. But the groups compared in this article – Oodua People's Congress, Sharia Vigilantes, Bakassi Boys, MASSOB, and Niger Delta militias – pursue very divergent interests, and they are far from reaching a consensus on how to contain violence between them. Milizen und Vigilanten, die sich öffentliche Autorität anmaßen, indem sie Verbrecher bekämpfen, halten sich nicht an die Gesetze des Staates. Sie haben freilich keinen anderen Gesetzes-Kodex, der ihre Aktivitäten regeln würde. Viele von ihnen behaupten, der eigenen Ethnie oder Religionsgemeinschaft verpflichtet zu sein, in deren Namen sie kämpfen. Doch die lokalen Gemeinschaften verfügen über keine wirksamen Institutionen, um die bewaffneten jungen Männer zu kontrollieren. Zudem gibt es keine Institutionen, um Konflikte zwischen Milizen und Vigilanten beizulegen. Auf lokaler Ebene verständigen sich rivalisierende Gruppen immer wieder auf Kompromisse. Aber diese informellen Absprachen sind instabil, reflektieren sie doch fragile Allianzen und wechselnde Machtverhältnisse. Führer von Milizen und anderen 'Selbstbestimmungsgruppen' haben vorgeschlagen, eine Konferenz aller Ethnien in Nigeria zu organisieren, um eine neue Verfassung zu entwerfen, die den Milizen und Vigilanten eine legale Funktion und klare Befugnisse geben würde. Doch die Gruppen, die in diesem Artikel miteinander verglichen werden: Oodua People's Congress, Sharia-Vigilanten, Bakassi Boys, MASSOB, and Niger-Delta-Milizen, verfolgen ganz unterschiedliche Interessen, und sie sind weit entfernt von einem Konsens, wie sich die Gewalt zwischen ihnen eindämmen lässt. | |
| Subject | Bakassi-Boys, Igba, Milizen, Nigeria, Vigilantes, militia | |
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| DDC | 960 | 390 |
| Rights | DPPL | |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:0009-10-17569 |
