ISSN 1027-0353
African Journal of Political Science ISSN 3461-2165 Vol. 7 (7), pp. 001-008, July, 2013. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Social capital, indigeneity and identity politics: The Jos crisis in perspective
Chris C. Ojukwu and C. A. Onifade*
Department of Communication and General Studies, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Accepted 08 January, 2013
Abstract
The thrust of the paper is to critically examine how the concept of social capital can be a useful tool in the building and advancement of peace, community trust, cooperation and access to justice in conflict-torn environments like Nigeria; that is, social capital to serve as a mechanism to mediate and/or moderate the inter- and intra-communal conflicts and enhance the capacity of the Nigerian state to pursue and promote non-repressive and accommodative policies of inter-intra ethnic equity and reciprocity.
Key words: Conflicts, indigeneity, identity politics, citizenship, social capital.