Abraham O. Mark, T. N. Tino, Peter O. Mbah, Ocheni M. Mabe, Omale Abdullahi
For over two decades, North West has been embroiled in tension and insecurity. It has been hot bed of banditry, cattle rustling, killing and kidnapping. Road users and farmers are kidnapped, slaughtered and burnt daily. Some say the challenge has degenerated as a result of the influx of criminals into the country. The existential threat posed by rural banditry in the North West, Nigeria has left many in doubt about the capacity of the Nigerian State to perform its constitutional responsibility of providing security for lives and property. The impression is that the State has become overwhelmed by the activities of armed bandits and has lost grip over their activities. Therefore, this paper seeks to explain how cultural affinity between Nigeria and her neighboring States induce insecurity in the region. This study is anchored on routine activity theory and argued that cultural homogeneity between Nigeria and her neighbors induce rural banditry in North West, Nigeria. The study relied on secondary data whereby data were gleaned from books, newspapers, and government official documents among others. The data were analyzed using content analysis. The finding revealed that cultural affinity between Nigeria and her neighboring States induce banditry in North West, Nigeria. We recommend stringent migration laws that would take records of every entry and exit of migrants in order to checkmate criminals who would leverage on the porous borders to perpetrate heinous crime in the country. Received: 10 April 2024 / Accepted: 20 June 2024 / Published: 8 July 2024
{"title":"Cross Border Relations and Insecurity in North West, Nigeria, 2015-2022","authors":"Abraham O. Mark, T. N. Tino, Peter O. Mbah, Ocheni M. Mabe, Omale Abdullahi","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0038","url":null,"abstract":"For over two decades, North West has been embroiled in tension and insecurity. It has been hot bed of banditry, cattle rustling, killing and kidnapping. Road users and farmers are kidnapped, slaughtered and burnt daily. Some say the challenge has degenerated as a result of the influx of criminals into the country. The existential threat posed by rural banditry in the North West, Nigeria has left many in doubt about the capacity of the Nigerian State to perform its constitutional responsibility of providing security for lives and property. The impression is that the State has become overwhelmed by the activities of armed bandits and has lost grip over their activities. Therefore, this paper seeks to explain how cultural affinity between Nigeria and her neighboring States induce insecurity in the region. This study is anchored on routine activity theory and argued that cultural homogeneity between Nigeria and her neighbors induce rural banditry in North West, Nigeria. The study relied on secondary data whereby data were gleaned from books, newspapers, and government official documents among others. The data were analyzed using content analysis. The finding revealed that cultural affinity between Nigeria and her neighboring States induce banditry in North West, Nigeria. We recommend stringent migration laws that would take records of every entry and exit of migrants in order to checkmate criminals who would leverage on the porous borders to perpetrate heinous crime in the country. \u0000 \u0000Received: 10 April 2024 / Accepted: 20 June 2024 / Published: 8 July 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"116 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141667554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study delves into the role of social media platforms as public spheres following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II. Rooted in Public Sphere theory by Habermas (1962), the research seeks to uncover dominant themes, frames, and overall sentiment surrounding the discourse, contributing to the understanding of public engagement in the digital age. Employing a mixed content analysis approach, the study examines user-generated content from a diverse array of platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others. By scrutinizing discussions across these platforms, the research endeavors to capture the breadth and depth of public sentiment and dialogue regarding the late monarch's legacy. Initial findings suggest that discussions on Queen Elizabeth II's impact extend beyond national boundaries, with users expressing gratitude for her unifying role and representation of national identity. Furthermore, the study explores the nuanced nature of social media responses, reflecting a spectrum of emotions ranging from sorrow and admiration to critical reflection and debate. The study's conclusion emphasizes the significance of social media platforms in shaping contemporary public discourse and recommends enhancements to facilitate more constructive conversations and interactions. By leveraging the unique affordances of digital platforms, social media can serve as dynamic public spheres, fostering dialogue and understanding in an increasingly interconnected world. Received: 16 April 2024 / Accepted: 24 June 2024 / Published: 8 July 2024
{"title":"The Usage of Social Media as a Public Sphere in Discussing the Death of Queen Elizabeth Ii","authors":"Emmanuel Jibb Adams","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0027","url":null,"abstract":"This study delves into the role of social media platforms as public spheres following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II. Rooted in Public Sphere theory by Habermas (1962), the research seeks to uncover dominant themes, frames, and overall sentiment surrounding the discourse, contributing to the understanding of public engagement in the digital age. Employing a mixed content analysis approach, the study examines user-generated content from a diverse array of platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others. By scrutinizing discussions across these platforms, the research endeavors to capture the breadth and depth of public sentiment and dialogue regarding the late monarch's legacy. Initial findings suggest that discussions on Queen Elizabeth II's impact extend beyond national boundaries, with users expressing gratitude for her unifying role and representation of national identity. Furthermore, the study explores the nuanced nature of social media responses, reflecting a spectrum of emotions ranging from sorrow and admiration to critical reflection and debate. The study's conclusion emphasizes the significance of social media platforms in shaping contemporary public discourse and recommends enhancements to facilitate more constructive conversations and interactions. By leveraging the unique affordances of digital platforms, social media can serve as dynamic public spheres, fostering dialogue and understanding in an increasingly interconnected world. \u0000 \u0000Received: 16 April 2024 / Accepted: 24 June 2024 / Published: 8 July 2024 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":" 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141670480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janardhan Juvvigunta, Sunil Kumar K., Bhargavi D Hemmige
The most prevalent storytelling methods in film and visual narratives involve editing techniques. From Edwin S. Porter, who experimented with temporal and spatial continuity in editing, to contemporary filmmakers who employ effective screenplay techniques, these methods have been crucial in conveying stories effectively. Animation stories are developed using a series of images and visual actions that are aligned effectively with editing narrative techniques. Therefore, the metaphors in animated movies represent a type of narrative editing techniques produced by multiple elements, as well as a mode of deduction based on real life (Hsien-Yuan Chiu, Wei-Lin Chu, 2019). This research paper focuses on how stories are crafted in the animated series "Baahubali: The Lost Legends," a prequel to the well-known "Baahubali: The Beginning" and "Baahubali: The Conclusion," both created in the animation genre. It closely examines how editing narrative techniques are employed to make the story interesting and engage the audience in the world of animation. The paper explores montage editing theory as it shapes scene changes, story progression, character development, and the alignment of shots in sequences to create an effective narrative. Furthermore, the research delves into the use of editing techniques to make comics engaging." Received: 2 May 2024 / Accepted: 18 June 2024 / Published: 8 July 2024
{"title":"Discourse of Editing Narratives in Animated Series: A Study on Baahubali -The Lost Legends","authors":"Janardhan Juvvigunta, Sunil Kumar K., Bhargavi D Hemmige","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0040","url":null,"abstract":"The most prevalent storytelling methods in film and visual narratives involve editing techniques. From Edwin S. Porter, who experimented with temporal and spatial continuity in editing, to contemporary filmmakers who employ effective screenplay techniques, these methods have been crucial in conveying stories effectively. Animation stories are developed using a series of images and visual actions that are aligned effectively with editing narrative techniques. Therefore, the metaphors in animated movies represent a type of narrative editing techniques produced by multiple elements, as well as a mode of deduction based on real life (Hsien-Yuan Chiu, Wei-Lin Chu, 2019). This research paper focuses on how stories are crafted in the animated series \"Baahubali: The Lost Legends,\" a prequel to the well-known \"Baahubali: The Beginning\" and \"Baahubali: The Conclusion,\" both created in the animation genre. It closely examines how editing narrative techniques are employed to make the story interesting and engage the audience in the world of animation. The paper explores montage editing theory as it shapes scene changes, story progression, character development, and the alignment of shots in sequences to create an effective narrative. Furthermore, the research delves into the use of editing techniques to make comics engaging.\" \u0000 \u0000Received: 2 May 2024 / Accepted: 18 June 2024 / Published: 8 July 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"110 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141666989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. O. Anigbata, Paul Chibuike Ezebuilo, C. Chukwudi, Symplus Ogbonna
Organizations all over the world are facing many challenges in the management of their workforce. One of the challenges is workforce diversity. Thus, because they are recruiting people from different backgrounds. The paper sought to examine the effects of workforce diversity in the federal inland revenue service Abakaliki. The broad objective of the paper is to examine the effect of workforce diversity in organizational management. The specific objectives are to find out whether workforce diversity brings about industrial harmony or disharmony; to ascertain the effects of managing multicultural organization and to examine the impacts of workforce diversity in the organizational development of federal Inland Revenue Service Abakalliki. Content Analysis was used in the study. This is because the study relies mainly on secondary data. Situational theory propounded by Fieldler, A (1967) was used as the basis upon which the framework of the study is hinged. The paper after analyses found that workforce diversity is an inevitable organizational challenge if organizations are recruiting workforce from diverse environments etc. The study therefore recommended that management should brace up for the challenges of managing multi-cultural organizations among others. The study implies that as many people from different strata of society are employed in organizations, workforce diversity, and conflicts are inevitable. The only panacea for the problems is to develop an organizational culture to is attuned to relativism; the failure of which industrial disputes, chaos, and mutual suspicion are evident. Received: 23 March 2024 / Accepted: 30 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
{"title":"Workforce Diversity and Organisational Development: A Study of Federal Inland Revenue, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria","authors":"D. O. Anigbata, Paul Chibuike Ezebuilo, C. Chukwudi, Symplus Ogbonna","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0022","url":null,"abstract":"Organizations all over the world are facing many challenges in the management of their workforce. One of the challenges is workforce diversity. Thus, because they are recruiting people from different backgrounds. The paper sought to examine the effects of workforce diversity in the federal inland revenue service Abakaliki. The broad objective of the paper is to examine the effect of workforce diversity in organizational management. The specific objectives are to find out whether workforce diversity brings about industrial harmony or disharmony; to ascertain the effects of managing multicultural organization and to examine the impacts of workforce diversity in the organizational development of federal Inland Revenue Service Abakalliki. Content Analysis was used in the study. This is because the study relies mainly on secondary data. Situational theory propounded by Fieldler, A (1967) was used as the basis upon which the framework of the study is hinged. The paper after analyses found that workforce diversity is an inevitable organizational challenge if organizations are recruiting workforce from diverse environments etc. The study therefore recommended that management should brace up for the challenges of managing multi-cultural organizations among others. The study implies that as many people from different strata of society are employed in organizations, workforce diversity, and conflicts are inevitable. The only panacea for the problems is to develop an organizational culture to is attuned to relativism; the failure of which industrial disputes, chaos, and mutual suspicion are evident. \u0000 \u0000Received: 23 March 2024 / Accepted: 30 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"310 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper examines the challenges that encounter the negotiation process over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The project would make a huge contribution to Ethiopia’s economic development and energy demand, though Egypt and Sudan are concerned and seek a binding agreement on the dam’s filling and operation. The dam has become a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. To de-escalate the intensity and reach a final and comprehensive deal, the three countries have negotiated multiple times, though it usually ends in disagreement. Position, colonial era agreements, securitizing, and internationalizing the GERD have been obstructing the negotiation. The article suggests that since distributive negotiation neither benefits Ethiopia nor Egypt and Sudan, the talks should be concluded with integrative ends. The parties should also have political will and commitment to make the GERD a plat form for cooperation rather than conflict. Received: 13 March 2024 / Accepted: 30 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
{"title":"The Stalemate Over the Negotiation Process of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)","authors":"Yohannes Girma Wedajo","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0021","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines the challenges that encounter the negotiation process over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The project would make a huge contribution to Ethiopia’s economic development and energy demand, though Egypt and Sudan are concerned and seek a binding agreement on the dam’s filling and operation. The dam has become a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. To de-escalate the intensity and reach a final and comprehensive deal, the three countries have negotiated multiple times, though it usually ends in disagreement. Position, colonial era agreements, securitizing, and internationalizing the GERD have been obstructing the negotiation. The article suggests that since distributive negotiation neither benefits Ethiopia nor Egypt and Sudan, the talks should be concluded with integrative ends. The parties should also have political will and commitment to make the GERD a plat form for cooperation rather than conflict. \u0000 \u0000Received: 13 March 2024 / Accepted: 30 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. D. Tulush, Nataliia H. Vyhovska, Ivan V. Svynous, Iryna A. Chkan, Maryna A. Melnik
The article examines effective measures for the development of the financial and credit policy of the agro-food industry of Ukraine in the geo-economic space. Proved that financialization in geo-economics has a global vector of development, which transforms the models of the general balance of financial and credit flows. The geo-financial ap-proach is presented. A detailed analysis of Ukraine's foreign trade with the EU was carried out, and the specific structure of exports of agro-food products was determined. The geographical structure of the geo-financial system of Ukraine. The influence of currency risks on the export of grain crops on average per subject of the agro-food industry of Ukraine was calculated. The dynamic fluctuations of the inflation rate. The structure of the sources of the formation of the financial and credit system of the agro-food industry of Ukraine by global financial institutions during the period of martial law is given. Received: 20 February 2024 / Accepted: 26 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
{"title":"Geo-Economic Changes in the Development of the Financial and Credit Policy of the Agro-Food Industry of Ukraine","authors":"L. D. Tulush, Nataliia H. Vyhovska, Ivan V. Svynous, Iryna A. Chkan, Maryna A. Melnik","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0018","url":null,"abstract":"The article examines effective measures for the development of the financial and credit policy of the agro-food industry of Ukraine in the geo-economic space. Proved that financialization in geo-economics has a global vector of development, which transforms the models of the general balance of financial and credit flows. The geo-financial ap-proach is presented. A detailed analysis of Ukraine's foreign trade with the EU was carried out, and the specific structure of exports of agro-food products was determined. The geographical structure of the geo-financial system of Ukraine. The influence of currency risks on the export of grain crops on average per subject of the agro-food industry of Ukraine was calculated. The dynamic fluctuations of the inflation rate. The structure of the sources of the formation of the financial and credit system of the agro-food industry of Ukraine by global financial institutions during the period of martial law is given. \u0000 \u0000Received: 20 February 2024 / Accepted: 26 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"286 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This abstract explores a comparative analysis of the European Union's assessments of Albania's progress, focusing specifically on chapters 25 and 26 of these reports. Chapter 25 of the EU progress report examines matters concerning science and research, assessing Albania's achievements, challenges, and recommendations for improvement in these areas. Conversely, chapter 26 of the report focuses on education and culture, evaluating Albania's advancements, identifying obstacles, and suggesting strategies for further development. By examining the key areas of progress, challenges encountered, and recommendations provided by the EU in these sectors, this analysis illuminates Albania's path toward EU integration, offering valuable insights into areas that require additional attention and enhancement. This comparative analysis provides a thorough examination of Albania's progress in science, research, education, and culture, juxtaposed with the EU's evaluations and recommendations. By comparing these assessments, it illuminates both Albania's achievements and the enduring challenges in these vital sectors. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of these areas in Albania's EU integration journey, emphasizing the necessity for ongoing efforts and focused strategies to tackle the identified challenges and propel Albania closer to integration with the European Union. Received: 28 February 2024 / Accepted: 26 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
{"title":"Science, Research, Education and Culture According to Eu Reports on Albania’s Progress","authors":"Mirjam Reçi","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0024","url":null,"abstract":"This abstract explores a comparative analysis of the European Union's assessments of Albania's progress, focusing specifically on chapters 25 and 26 of these reports. Chapter 25 of the EU progress report examines matters concerning science and research, assessing Albania's achievements, challenges, and recommendations for improvement in these areas. Conversely, chapter 26 of the report focuses on education and culture, evaluating Albania's advancements, identifying obstacles, and suggesting strategies for further development. By examining the key areas of progress, challenges encountered, and recommendations provided by the EU in these sectors, this analysis illuminates Albania's path toward EU integration, offering valuable insights into areas that require additional attention and enhancement. This comparative analysis provides a thorough examination of Albania's progress in science, research, education, and culture, juxtaposed with the EU's evaluations and recommendations. By comparing these assessments, it illuminates both Albania's achievements and the enduring challenges in these vital sectors. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of these areas in Albania's EU integration journey, emphasizing the necessity for ongoing efforts and focused strategies to tackle the identified challenges and propel Albania closer to integration with the European Union. \u0000 \u0000Received: 28 February 2024 / Accepted: 26 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ifa divinatory systems, though an oral tradition, is the memory bank of the Yoruba of south western Nigeria as well as their knowledge dissemination systems. As decolonised future is imagined, this study argues that given the emerging global place of Ifa? as oral tradition, it is capable of forging historical memory and nurturing resistance to the Eurocentric memory studies. To this end, this study unearths and unties the question of apprenticeship methodology and how this is deployed to enhance decolonised knowledge production patterns in Ifa? School of knowing. What are the apprenticeship processes? How do these apprenticeship learning processes continue to vent and reinvent, frame and reframe, think and rethink, construct and reconstruct such that it is not consumed by western memory frameworks? How is the apprenticeship methodology sustained in spite of the overwhelming influence of western education? Transcending the boundaries of western episteme and to push that Ifa? divinatory apprenticeship methodology is a system of scientific practice. Received: 13 March 2024 / Accepted: 24 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
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H. C. Achunike, Joseph Umar Bibinu, Rimamsikwe Habila Kitause
Global Christianity has been punctuated by the sudden upsurge of Pentecostal’s born again phenomenon in the 20th century. Employing historical and analytical approaches, this study sought to explore the conceptual clarification of born againism and to determine the historical evolution, growth, attractions and impacts of born againism within the religious landscape of Northern Nigeria. The study revealed that born againism has so far gained wider acceptance among the Northerners with its overwhelming impacts currently being felt in almost every home in Northern Nigeria. Regardless of their religious affiliations, almost every home in the North has recorded the presence of at least a born again Christian. Even in the far North which has been the bastion of Islam religion, Moslems are getting born again by the day in their number and are being discipled secretly. Some of these Moslem converts to Christianity returned back to their people as Christian missionaries and busy evangelizing their fellow Moslem faithful with great zeal and positive responses. The study submitted that if the Northern Christians especially the Pentecostals are given more opportunities and financial backing to evangelized Northern Nigeria freely, there will be more explosion of born again experience that will not only revolutionalized the lives of the normal Christians in the North but also those of Moslems as well as the devotees of our indigenous religion. Received: 20 February 2024 / Accepted: 2 May 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
{"title":"Born Againism in Northern Nigeria: The Pentecostal Experience in Taraba State","authors":"H. C. Achunike, Joseph Umar Bibinu, Rimamsikwe Habila Kitause","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0019","url":null,"abstract":"Global Christianity has been punctuated by the sudden upsurge of Pentecostal’s born again phenomenon in the 20th century. Employing historical and analytical approaches, this study sought to explore the conceptual clarification of born againism and to determine the historical evolution, growth, attractions and impacts of born againism within the religious landscape of Northern Nigeria. The study revealed that born againism has so far gained wider acceptance among the Northerners with its overwhelming impacts currently being felt in almost every home in Northern Nigeria. Regardless of their religious affiliations, almost every home in the North has recorded the presence of at least a born again Christian. Even in the far North which has been the bastion of Islam religion, Moslems are getting born again by the day in their number and are being discipled secretly. Some of these Moslem converts to Christianity returned back to their people as Christian missionaries and busy evangelizing their fellow Moslem faithful with great zeal and positive responses. The study submitted that if the Northern Christians especially the Pentecostals are given more opportunities and financial backing to evangelized Northern Nigeria freely, there will be more explosion of born again experience that will not only revolutionalized the lives of the normal Christians in the North but also those of Moslems as well as the devotees of our indigenous religion. \u0000 \u0000Received: 20 February 2024 / Accepted: 2 May 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"341 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In 1946, in Albania, the Constitution of the People's Republic came into force (reworked in 1950). This Constitution recognized a series of rights and freedoms, such as that of expression, of the press, of assembly, of association, the right to publicly express one's thoughts, freedom of religion, of conscience, etc. Despite the explicit provisions on religion and conscience, the communist regime began a real ideological battle to repress religious sentiment. The State adopted persecutory policies against religions. Persecutions which they pursued in the light of the Fundamental Charter with the aim of eradicating religions from the souls of Albanians. Without taking into consideration that beyond the feelings rooted in each person, beliefs were part of customs and customs. For this reason, anti-religious policy begins with the weakening of the clergy and then proceeds with state atheism. This was only the beginning of the Albanian nightmare, against religion and consequently against all religious communities located in the country. Received: 10 March 2024 / Accepted: xx April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024
{"title":"The Fictitious Constitution of People's Republic of Albania (1946)","authors":"Renata Tokrri","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0020","url":null,"abstract":"In 1946, in Albania, the Constitution of the People's Republic came into force (reworked in 1950). This Constitution recognized a series of rights and freedoms, such as that of expression, of the press, of assembly, of association, the right to publicly express one's thoughts, freedom of religion, of conscience, etc. Despite the explicit provisions on religion and conscience, the communist regime began a real ideological battle to repress religious sentiment. The State adopted persecutory policies against religions. Persecutions which they pursued in the light of the Fundamental Charter with the aim of eradicating religions from the souls of Albanians. Without taking into consideration that beyond the feelings rooted in each person, beliefs were part of customs and customs. For this reason, anti-religious policy begins with the weakening of the clergy and then proceeds with state atheism. This was only the beginning of the Albanian nightmare, against religion and consequently against all religious communities located in the country. \u0000 \u0000Received: 10 March 2024 / Accepted: xx April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"267 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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