African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 403

Full Length Research Paper

Climate change and feminist environmentalism in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Luke A. Amadi
  • Luke A. Amadi
  • Department of Political Science and Administrative Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Mina M. Ogbanga
  • Mina M. Ogbanga
  • Department of Sociology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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James E. Agena
  • James E. Agena
  • Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 20 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 15 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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