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Original Articles

Oil Extraction, Dispossession, Resistance, and Conflict in Nigeria's Oil-Rich Niger Delta

Pages 219-236 | Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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Eghosa E. Osaghae. (2015) Resource curse or resource blessing: the case of the Niger Delta ‘oil republic’ in Nigeria. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics 53:2, pages 109-129.
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Abosede Omowumi Babatunde. (2014) Oil, Environmental Conflict and The Challenges of Sustainable Development in The Niger Delta. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development 9:2, pages 77-82.
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