Venue: Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
The crisis in the Niger Delta has continued to occupy a central place in global discourse. The immediate concern pertains mainly to the instability and threat to peace and security. It is not in doubt that the crisis in the Delta threatens the economy and security of the world. The disruptions in oil production and the implications for oil price and supplies are well known. The recent attack on Equatorial Guinea by Niger Delta militants and the Internationalization of oil theft (Illegal Bunkering) suggest that the Crisis now endangers regional and world peace.
The militarization of consciousness and the "comodification of violence" in the region have compounded the crisis as the internecine violence undermines development engineering that is fundamental to peace building. Paradoxically, the crisis has deepened, despite efforts to resolve it. Why? Several conferences, workshops, and studies have attempted to provide answers to this question.
One of the significant outcomes of the conference was the realization that there are neglected themes in the Niger Delta crisis that need to be addressed in order to achieve peace. This second conference is a follow up to the first conference and seeks to explore these neglected themes
