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Thesis Masters in Conflict, Peace and Security, 2019

This study undertook a resilience assessment of Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state of... more This study undertook a resilience assessment of Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state of Nigeria, based on the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) framework. The framework of social constructivism was used to examine concepts of conflict particularly violent conflict that is politically motivated as in the case of insurgency. Concepts of peace and resilience were also framed using the social constructivist lens.
Michika community, which is located in North Eastern Nigeria, was once part of the self-proclaimed Boko Haram caliphate. The community lived under Boko Haram rule for 7 months before the Nigerian army liberated it and those who were displaced began to return. The historical and socio-cultural overview of Michika provides the background to study area. A questionnaire was administered to respondents through key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The questionnaire was based on the four CART domains of connections and caring, resources, transformative potential and disaster preparedness. This allowed the researcher to obtain descriptive, qualitative data on Michika community.
The study highlights the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency on Michika, challenges to the community’s recovery efforts, the national and international Post-Conflict Recovery efforts undertaken in Michika, and lessons learned by the community. These are examined and analyzed to see how they affect the resilience of Michika community. Findings are then presented along with recommendations for PCRD policy in Michika.

Papers by Pirmah Rimdans

This study undertook a resilience assessment of Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state of... more This study undertook a resilience assessment of Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state of Nigeria, based on the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) framework. The framework of social constructivism was used to examine concepts of conflict particularly violent conflict that is politically motivated as in the case of insurgency. Concepts of peace and resilience were also framed using the social constructivist lens. Michika community, which is located in North Eastern Nigeria, was once part of the self-proclaimed Boko Haram caliphate. The community lived under Boko Haram rule for 7 months before the Nigerian army liberated it and those who were displaced began to return. The historical and socio-cultural overview of Michika provides the background to study area. A questionnaire was administered to respondents through key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The questionnaire was based on the four CART domains of connections and caring, resources, transformative potential and disaster preparedness. This allowed the researcher to obtain descriptive, qualitative data on Michika community. The study highlights the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency on Michika, challenges to the community’s recovery efforts, the national and international Post-Conflict Recovery efforts undertaken in Michika, and lessons learned by the community. These are examined and analyzed to see how they affect the resilience of Michika community. Findings are then presented along with recommendations for PCRD policy in Michika.

Thesis Masters in Conflict, Peace and Security, 2019

This study undertook a resilience assessment of Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state of... more This study undertook a resilience assessment of Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state of Nigeria, based on the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) framework. The framework of social constructivism was used to examine concepts of conflict particularly violent conflict that is politically motivated as in the case of insurgency. Concepts of peace and resilience were also framed using the social constructivist lens. Michika community, which is located in North Eastern Nigeria, was once part of the self-proclaimed Boko Haram caliphate. The community lived under Boko Haram rule for 7 months before the Nigerian army liberated it and those who were displaced began to return. The historical and socio-cultural overview of Michika provides the background to study area. A questionnaire was administered to respondents through key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The questionnaire was based on the four CART domains of connections and caring, resources, transformative potential and disaster preparedness. This allowed the researcher to obtain descriptive, qualitative data on Michika community. The study highlights the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency on Michika, challenges to the community’s recovery efforts, the national and international Post-Conflict Recovery efforts undertaken in Michika, and lessons learned by the community. These are examined and analyzed to see how they affect the resilience of Michika community. Findings are then presented along with recommendations for PCRD policy in Michika.