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dc.contributor | Department of English and Communication | en_US |
dc.creator | Chigbu, GU | en_US |
dc.creator | Aboh, SC | en_US |
dc.creator | Ganaah, J | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-20T07:11:46Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-20T07:11:46Z | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0957-9265 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/107421 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_US |
dc.rights | This is the accepted version of the publication Chigbu, G. U., Aboh, S. C., & Ganaah, J. (2024). Religious othering in Nigeria’s electoral discourse: Towards a critical religious tolerance. Discourse & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0957926524125762. Copyright © 2024 (The Author(s)). DOI: 10.1177/09579265241257628. | en_US |
dc.title | Religious othering in Nigeria’s electoral discourse : Towards a critical religious tolerance | en_US |
dc.type | Journal/Magazine Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/09579265241257628 | en_US |
dcterms.abstract | Religion is a main characteristic of Nigerian identity and influences the algorithm of its public life. The study explores online religious othering in Nigeria’s electoral discourse. The study utilises a critical discourse analytic approach and examines a dataset of over 14,000 Facebook comments from Nigerians from different religious groups. The analysis revealed that religious othering in the electoral discourse was indexed using three major strategies, namely: demonisation, ingroup ostracisation and stereotyping. The study demonstrates, among others, an emergent intra-religious discord in the online electoral discourse, mainly among the Christian group. Members who displayed favouritism to an outgroup cause, in this case, the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, are framed as Other. They are denied the membership of being a Christian. The study concludes with imperative advocacy for the cultivation of critical religious tolerance, a model and practice for engendering a respectful and inclusive political environment beyond religious affiliations. | en_US |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | en_US |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Discourse & society, 2024, Article first published online: June 12, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1177/09579265241257628 | en_US |
dcterms.isPartOf | Discourse & society | en_US |
dcterms.issued | 2024 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85195643844 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1460-3624 | en_US |
dc.description.validate | 202406 bcwh | en_US |
dc.description.oa | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.FolderNumber | a2859 | - |
dc.identifier.SubFormID | 48583 | - |
dc.description.fundingSource | Self-funded | en_US |
dc.description.pubStatus | Early release | en_US |
dc.description.oaCategory | Green (AAM) | en_US |
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