RUDN Journal of Public AdministrationRUDN Journal of Public AdministrationВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Государственное и муниципальное управление2312-83132411-1228Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2301810.22363/2312-8313-2019-6-2-106-120Foreign Experience of Public AdministrationЗарубежный опыт государственного управленияUnknownEthno-religious hate speeches and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republicЭтно-религиозные ненавистнические речи и политическое насилие в четвертой республике НигерииOkolieUgo ChuksОколеУго Чуксugookolie3@gmail.comOkoedionEseohe GloryОкоедионЭсеохе ГлориDepartment of Foreign Language and Literary Studiesкафедра иностранных языков и литературоведенияglory.okodion@unn.edu.ngChartered Institute of Personnel Management of NigeriaЧартерный институт управления персоналом в НигерииEdo State Study CentreГосударственный учебный центр ЭдоUniversity of NigeriaУниверситет Нигерии281220196210612028022020Copyright ©; 2020, Okolie U.C., Okoedion E.G.Copyright ©; 2020, Околе У.Ч., Окоедион Э.Г.2020Okolie U.C., Okoedion E.G.Околе У.Ч., Окоедион Э.Г.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/23018Ethnoreligious hate speech is the precursor to political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. While it is true that one of the greatest benefits of democratic societies is freedom of speech, still no one should be allowed under the disguise of exercising the right to free speech to offend, humiliate and demean another human being. In Nigeria, hate speech has been elevated to the status of political campaign strategy and it accounts for the escalation of political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. Therefore, this study explored the impact of ethno-religious hate speech on political violence in Nigeria’s fourth public. A descriptive method was adopted and data was collected via a survey of 600 electorates in South-South zone of Nigeria. The study found that there is a positive and significant relationship between Ethno-religious hate speech and political violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic. This paper recommends among others that political campaign in Nigeria should focus on the implementation of the critical national issues such as economic, political, social, cultural, educational, and healthcare services rather than attack on political opponents or mobilization of ethnic, religious, and regional sentiments.Этно-религиозные ненавистнические высказывания являются предшественником политического насилия в четвертой республике Нигерии. Хотя верно и то, что одним из величайших преимуществ демократических обществ является свобода слова, тем не менее никому не следует позволять по своему усмотрению осуществлять право на свободу слова, уничижая и унижая другого человека. В Нигерии разжигание ненависти перешло в статус стратегии политической кампании и объясняет эскалацию политического насилия в стране. В данном исследовании изучается влияние этно-религиозных ненавистнических речей на публичное насилие в четвертой республике Нигерии. В работе применяется описательные и социологические методы. Данные были собраны путем опроса 600 избирателей в районе Юг-Юг Нигерии. Исследование показало, что в четвертой республике Нигерии существовала реальная и значимая связь между этно-религиозной ненавистью и политическим насилием. В этом документе среди прочего рекомендуется, чтобы политическая кампания в Нигерии была сосредоточена на реализации важнейших национальных проблем, таких как экономические, политические, социальные, культурные, образовательные и медицинские услуги, а не на атаках политических противников или использовании чувств этнических, религиозных и региональных общин.hate speechpolitical violencepolitical campaignethno-religious groupsNigeriaненавистническая речьполитическое насилиеполитическая кампанияэтно-религиозные группыНигерия1.Adibe J. Fayose’s advert: offensive or hate speech? A Paper Presented at a Round Table on Hate Speech Organize by the Kukah Centre, Abuja. 2015.2.Alakali T.T., Faga H.P., Mbursa J. 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