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This chapter will place the focus of its analysis on the politicization of ethnicity in Nigeria. In order to carry out this task, the chapter is divided into different sections which will highlight on the problems of politicized ethnicity within the perspectives of ethnic formations in Nigeria, paying special attention to the three largest ethnic groups that constitute, numerically, the major ethnic groups in the country.
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Adediji, A. (2016). Introduction: The Dynamics of the Politicization of Ethnicity in Nigeria . In: The Politicization of Ethnicity as Source of Conflict . Globale Gesellschaft und internationale Beziehungen. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13483-9_5
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