Rethinking Rights and (In)Security in (Post)Colonial Nigerian-State
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چکیده
Harold Laski’s assertion that political rights are useless to a starving being entreats us move beyond limited notions of ‘human rights’, more fundamental issues quintessential minimally decent living. Notions of, and concerns for, human have long emphasised protection from bodily harm or physical violence at the expense not freedom basic want economic starvation, “basic sense moral worth”, fear social deprivation/exclusion, mental worth, etc., all revolving around primary reason state, is, overall wellbeing person. This draws directly minimalist conception security, which hitherto dominates discourse, downgrades deprivation, exclusion, marginalisation, suppression, as forms terror endangering life for humans. The contention is composite nature means realisation one depends on in turn depended upon by others an intricately linked overlapping manner. paper argues states’ conduct, some ways, either error, omission commission, constitutes broader spectrum violence. Anchored critical terrorism studies (CTS) employing content analysis, this examines purpose state vis-à-vis its role perpetuating undermining rights’ through negligence irresponsibility focusing security challenges Nigeria. concludes that, witting unwittingly, state’s provision conditions necessary citizenry major threat removes discourse. Keywords: Human rights, Security, Critical studies, Post/colonial Violence, Nigeria DOI: 10.7176/DCS/13-4-03 Publication date: June 30 th 2023
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عنوان ژورنال: Developing Country Studies
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2224-607X', '2225-0565']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7176/dcs/13-4-03