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Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?

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  • Tuki, Daniel

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Although many studies have been conducted on the conflicts between Fulani nomadic herders and sedentary farmers over land and water resources in Nigeria, very few have examined the religious dimension of these conflicts. In fact, some studies have described the religious dimension as an oversimplification of a complex social problem. But is this really the case? Is religion important in understanding the dynamics of the conflict? My instrumental variable regression results show that Muslim domination – a scenario where the population in a local government area (LGA) (i.e. municipality) is predominantly Muslim – reduces the likelihood of being concerned about farmer-herder conflicts. It also shows that Muslims are less concerned about the conflict than Christians. A plausible mechanism behind this finding is that the common religion of Islam shared by the nomadic herders and the Muslim sedentary population makes it easier for resource-motivated conflicts to be resolved amicably.

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  • Tuki, Daniel, 2023. "Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?," SocArXiv e6bhk_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:e6bhk_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/e6bhk_v1
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