SOCIAL SAFETY NETS IN POLARIZED AND CONFLICT-RIDDEN SOCIETIES

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dc.contributor.authorAKANNI, Waliyu Oladotun
dc.contributor.authorADEDAYO, Adedeji Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-09T10:18:02Z
dc.date.available2026-05-09T10:18:02Z
dc.date.issued2026-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the role of Social Safety Nets (SSNs) as policy instruments for addressing poverty, vulnerability, and instability in polarized and conflict-ridden societies, moving beyond their traditional conceptualization as mere welfare mechanisms to recognize their broader social, political, and peacebuilding functions. Using a qualitative, non-empirical approach grounded in a critical review of existing literature and policy documents, and anchored on a multi-theoretical framework comprising Social Protection Theory, Political Economy Theory, and Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding Theory, the study demonstrates how well-designed and inclusive SSN programmes can mitigate social unrest, enhance social cohesion, strengthen state–citizen relations, and serve as stabilizing forces by reducing vulnerability, preventing reform-induced shocks, and fostering trust in public institutions, as illustrated by evidence from Nigeria and other conflict-affected societies. The paper concludes that the effectiveness of SSNs in divided societies depends critically on transparency, inclusiveness, political neutrality, and strategic positioning as peace-sensitive development interventions, and recommends that policymakers design SSNs with explicit conflict-sensitive frameworks, integrate them into broader peacebuilding and state-building agendas, and ensure sustainable financing and institutional anchoring to maximize their stabilizing and cohesive potential in fragile contexts. Keywords: Social Safety Nets; Conflict; Polarization; Social Cohesion; Peacebuilding
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dc.identifier.citationAkanni, W.O. & Adedayo, A.M (2026). Social safety nets in polarized and conflict-ridden societies. Journal of Conflict Resolution and Social Issues , (3)1 : 252-267
dc.identifier.issn2756-6625(p), 2795-2002(e)
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6918
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCentre for Democracy, Peace and Conflict Resolution (CDPCR), Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State
dc.relation.ispartofseries3; 1
dc.titleSOCIAL SAFETY NETS IN POLARIZED AND CONFLICT-RIDDEN SOCIETIES
dc.typeArticle
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