Displacement and the public interest in Nigeria: contesting developmental rationales for displacement

The displacement of urban households and livelihoods by state institutions is typically justified on the basis of the developmental purposes of land clearance, purportedly in the public interest. However, conflicts around such displacement highlight both the contested nature of the "public inte...

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Published inDevelopment in practice Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 332 - 344
Main Authors Walker, Julian Hugo, Lipietz, Barbara, Ohaeri, Victoria, Onyebueke, Victor, Ujah, Oliver
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.04.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Civil society
Conflict and reconstruction - Forced displacement
Governance and public policy
Households
Infrastructure
Public interest
Public lands
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
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Summary:The displacement of urban households and livelihoods by state institutions is typically justified on the basis of the developmental purposes of land clearance, purportedly in the public interest. However, conflicts around such displacement highlight both the contested nature of the "public interest" and the unequal position that different urban actors are into shape consensus about what this should constitute. This article draws on research into the relationship between urban infrastructure development and displacement in Nigeria, to explore how actors negotiate their positions vis-a-vis displacement and contest its developmental rationale.
ISSN:0961-4524
1364-9213
DOI:10.1080/09614524.2019.1694642