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Title: | Religious othering in Nigeria’s electoral discourse : Towards a critical religious tolerance | Authors: | Chigbu, GU Aboh, SC Ganaah, J |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Source: | Discourse & society, 2024, Article first published online: June 12, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1177/09579265241257628 | 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. | Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Journal: | Discourse & society | ISSN: | 0957-9265 | EISSN: | 1460-3624 | DOI: | 10.1177/09579265241257628 | 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. |
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