Transborder Pastoral Nomadism and Human Security in Africa by... - 9781032138428

Transborder Pastoral Nomadism and Human Security in AfricaFocus on West Africa\nAuthor(s): Richard Olaniyan, Olukayode A. Faleye, Inocent Moyo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781032138428, 978-1032138428\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the nexus between political borders, pastoral nomadism, and human security in Africa. It uses a host of applied interdisciplinary insights to analyse social, political, and cultural processes, circumstances, and consequences to showcase the human security crisis in the context of climate change, inter-group relations, leadership strategies, institutions, and governance within the region.\n\nWith a special focus on West Africa and Nigeria, the volume discusses crucial themes that highlight the role of borders in the security architecture of the region which include,\n\n Political economy of herdsmen-farmers conflicts in West Africa;\n\n The scarcity-migration perspective of the S.