Description
This book explores the significance of religious resurgence and violence in Nigeria, and how informal local government power-sharing reduces communal Muslim-Christian violence.
About the Author
Laura Thaut Vinson is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Lewis and Clark College, Portland. She has conducted fieldwork in Nigeria and Kenya, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. She has interned with the US Department of State; the US Embassy to Lithuania; the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Belgrade, Serbia; and Islamic Relief, UK. She was a Fulbright student research fellow to Lithuania. Her work has appeared in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Peace Research. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.
Book Information
ISBN 9781316631300
Author Laura Thaut Vinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 363
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 150mm * 230mm * 20mm