Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic
Ethnoreligious hate speech is the precursor to political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. While it is true that one of the greatest benefits of democratic societies is freedom of speech, still no one should be allowed under the disguise of exercising the right to free speech to offend, humilia...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2020-02-01
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| author | Ugo Chuks Okolie Eseohe Glory Okoedion |
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| description | Ethnoreligious hate speech is the precursor to political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. While it is true that one of the greatest benefits of democratic societies is freedom of speech, still no one should be allowed under the disguise of exercising the right to free speech to offend, humiliate and demean another human being. In Nigeria, hate speech has been elevated to the status of political campaign strategy and it accounts for the escalation of political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. Therefore, this study explored the impact of ethno-religious hate speech on political violence in Nigeria’s fourth public. A descriptive method was adopted and data was collected via a survey of 600 electorates in South-South zone of Nigeria. The study found that there is a positive and significant relationship between Ethno-religious hate speech and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. This paper recommends among others that political campaign in Nigeria should focus on the implementation of the critical national issues such as economic, political, social, cultural, educational, and healthcare services rather than attack on political opponents or mobilization of ethnic, religious, and regional sentiments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ebe64bc0b8748648b4da885e38300372022-12-22T00:20:13ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Public Administration2312-83132411-12282020-02-016210612010.22363/2312-8313-2019-6-2-106-12018550Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republicUgo Chuks Okolie0Eseohe Glory Okoedion1Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria; Edo State Study CentreUniversity of NigeriaEthnoreligious hate speech is the precursor to political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. While it is true that one of the greatest benefits of democratic societies is freedom of speech, still no one should be allowed under the disguise of exercising the right to free speech to offend, humiliate and demean another human being. In Nigeria, hate speech has been elevated to the status of political campaign strategy and it accounts for the escalation of political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. Therefore, this study explored the impact of ethno-religious hate speech on political violence in Nigeria’s fourth public. A descriptive method was adopted and data was collected via a survey of 600 electorates in South-South zone of Nigeria. The study found that there is a positive and significant relationship between Ethno-religious hate speech and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. This paper recommends among others that political campaign in Nigeria should focus on the implementation of the critical national issues such as economic, political, social, cultural, educational, and healthcare services rather than attack on political opponents or mobilization of ethnic, religious, and regional sentiments.http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/23018/17873hate speechpolitical violencepolitical campaignethno-religious groupsnigeria |
| spellingShingle | Ugo Chuks Okolie Eseohe Glory Okoedion Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic RUDN Journal of Public Administration hate speech political violence political campaign ethno-religious groups nigeria |
| title | Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic |
| title_full | Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic |
| title_fullStr | Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic |
| title_short | Ethno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic |
| title_sort | ethno religious hate speeches and political violence in nigeria s fourth republic |
| topic | hate speech political violence political campaign ethno-religious groups nigeria |
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