CHAPTER 3
Conflict-Induced Migration and Poverty
Dare Isaac Akindoyin
and Chukwuebuka Chukwuemeka Akuche
Introduction
Virtually all academic fields have their own respective understanding
to conflict, migration and poverty nexus. For instance, in poverty and
conflict studies, Economist focuses on decision-making and game theory,
while psychologists study how interpersonal conflict occurs, the focus
of sociologists is on conflict of status and class, as well as the focus of
political science on both international and domestic conflict. Since the
evolution of mankind, migration has been a common phase in human
history. However, migration as a result of domestic or international
conflict between states is quite different from voluntary migration. As
D. I. Akindoyin (B)
Department of Political Science and International Relations, Augustine
University, Ilara-Epe, Lagos, Nigeria
e-mail: dareakindoyin@augustineuniversity.com
C. C. Akuche
Department of Politics and International Relations, Lead City University,
Ibadan, Nigeria
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