Memorialisation Principles, Post-Civil War Reintegration and the Quest for Sustainable Peace in Nigeria
Mnemonic devices have remained integral to human learning processes through history, as man continues to grapple with his existential experiences. Such epistemological consideration considers knowledge as a universal experience of recall, whereby events, objects, texts and processes are commited to memory. However, threats to Nigeria’s sociopolitical life has been the reverse of this logic with the erasure of History from the curriculum of secondary schools until the recent attempts at its res...
Note de l’éditeur
The cover design and illustrations for this monograph were made by Mr Temitope Ojo of 1001Media Wright. Website: http://www.l00lmediawright.wordpress.com
Éditeur : IFRA-Nigeria
Lieu d’édition : Ibadan
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 6 mai 2019
ISBN numérique : 979-10-92312-50-8
DOI : 10.4000/books.ifra.1353
Collection : African Dynamics
Année d’édition : 2017
Nombre de pages : 38
Mnemonic devices have remained integral to human learning processes through history, as man continues to grapple with his existential experiences. Such epistemological consideration considers knowledge as a universal experience of recall, whereby events, objects, texts and processes are commited to memory. However, threats to Nigeria’s sociopolitical life has been the reverse of this logic with the erasure of History from the curriculum of secondary schools until the recent attempts at its restoration.
It is such neglect that prompted this study’s examination of the need to revive the consciousness of the importance of historical lessons in the consolidation of the country’s democracy by adopting a memorialisation policy. It conceptualizes memorialisation within the framework of creation of public memorials as important for national integration and peacebuilding through references to extant memory initiatives. It then proceeds to situate the eight principles of memorialisation - as proposed by Impunity Watch - within the global context while drawing from an array of literature within the humanities and social sciences.
In relaying this to the Nigerian context, the paper focuses on relevant historical events and discussions around the Nigerian Civil War with the purpose of demonstrating how memorialisation can be adopted in facilitating peacebuilding efforts in Nigeria, as a means to address different secessionist bids in a sustainable manner.
Philip Ademola Olayoku is currently a Senior Research Fellow of the Institut Francais de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA-Nigeria). He has a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ibadan, where he also taught as an adjunct at the Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies and the Cultural and Media Studies Programme. He is also the Project Manager of Information Aid Network and a Member, Nigerian Armed Forces Resource Centre, Abuja. He won the Harry Frank Guggenheim Young African Scholar, 2015 and The African Studies Association Presidential Fellowship, 2017. He belongs to several international organisations including The Perpetrators Studies Network, West African Research Association, Society for Peace Study and Practice, African Political Conference Group, the Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Network, and the Internet Society. His doctoral research was focused on ethnicity and transitional justice with the case study of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission of Nigeria. His other research interests include ethno-religious conflicts, Media and Ethnicity, African Diaspora and Afro-Asia relations. He has published in the African Security Review, African Journal on Conflict Resolution, African Notes and African East Asian Affairs.
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