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Role Of Enugu State Broadcasting Service In Conflict Resolution
[A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH]
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ConflictResolution
Conflict resolution is generally conceptualized
as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful
resolution or ending of conflict.
Avruch,K.(1990).
Often,
committed group of members attempt to resolve group conflicts by
actively communicatingInformation about their conflictingmotives or
ideologies to the rest of the group. By thismeans, they tender their
intentions and reasonsfor certain beliefs, engaging in collective
negotiationsthat are intended to end the conflict or crisis.
The
term “conflict resolution†may also be used interchangeably with dispute
resolution, where arbitration and litigation processes are critically
involved.Burton,J.(2002). In Nigeria ,and Enugu to be precise, conflicts
which have had menacing effects on the life the people , especially
conflicting communities or parties ,have always been resolved by the
direct intervention of government.
The government intervention comes
in the form of direct deployment of military and paramilitary
personnel‟s in war-prone conflicting areas, negotiations committees that
reach out to the elders(stakeholders) of the conflicting parties or by
the use of media, through anti-conflict propaganda messages.Dentsch,M.
(1983).
History of Conflicts
Axelrod, Robert. (1984). Observed that;
Competition
among and between species,for food, habitats, mates,and general
Survival are functionally implicit in theProcess of evolution, and
hence, intrinsic to their existence as living things,Prone to social and
community friction.
This clearly reflects the functional
imperativeness of conflicts as a social feature of any group where
interactions exist. The history of conflicts therefore, is as old as man
himself.
Biblically, conflict arose in the Garden of Eden, when
Adam and Eve disobeyed God‟s“supreme injunction†not to eat of the fruit
in the middle of the garden.(The forbidden fruit)â€. His disobedience
was recorded to have ensued a brawl between him, his wife (Eve) and God,
the creator, prompting the later to met punitive measures on the
disobedient pair.
Subsequently, civilized conflicts and wars can be
historically traced to the Paleolithic and Neolithic era. Bronoski,
R.(1978).Reflects that, “Early conflicts of the Neolithic era, emanated
spontaneously from a contest to control the surpluses and resources
discovered by man in that era.â€
Conflict of old as much as those of
contemporary era had stemmed also from the selfish divergence of views,
in the form of political ideologies, religious differences and ethnic
and social factors.
Documented conflicts can also be traced from the
Punic wars to the Greco-Persian conflicts, to the Barbarian invasions
of the Romans, to the Crusaders of the Arab world, the Northern wars,
the French wars, the Nazi wars, the Isreali-Palestine conflict, the
independence and insurgency wars, and most recently terrorist conflicts.
Boulding,Kenneth. (1962).
In Nigeria, conflicts most notably can be
traced back to the post -colonial era, with the Biafra civil war, the
most prominent example. There have been several conflicts in religions
relating to certain agitations by seemingly aggrieved parties. This
could be Trans-ethnic or Intra-ethnic. Chinua, A. (2012).Enugu State has
also had its fair share of conflicts most notably among them include,
the Umuode Community Crisis, Udi Community Crisis and the notorious
Oruku Kingdom Crisis.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The aim of this study was to analyze the Role of Enugu State Broadcasting Service in Conflict Resolution. (A study of Enugu North).To achieve this aim, the survey research method was used. Subjects were drawn from the audience of Enugu North, using simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique. Four research questions guided the study. Research findings showed that Enugu State Broadcasting Service has contributed greatly to conflict resolution through the programmes they aire ... Continue reading---
