Re-defining corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Nigeria's post-amnesty oil industry

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to highlight the opportunity that exists within the ambience of peace in the Niger Delta precipitated by the amnesty deal; particularly for the oil-multinationals that operate there, to re-invent the delivery of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to maintain peaceful relations with their hosts and therefore optimize their business potentials. The paper draws upon the hypotheses in extant literature that argue that there is a link between the local expectations of oil-multinationals CSR, its actual delivery and violent conflicts in the Niger Delta region. It however moves the discourse forward by highlighting the window of opportunity that the federal government's amnesty initiative has opened to reassess CSR thinking, strategies and implementation.