Animasawun, Gbemisola Abdul-Jelil2020-06-082020-06-082016http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4152Local markets in Nigerian cities are under-studied but ubiquitous and ancient sites of inter-ethnic conflicts and cooperation of everyday people (traders). Against the backdrop of indigene-settler conflicts in two major markets in Lagos, this study examines the causes of these conflicts, defined by the advertorial use of autochthony, their management and outcomes, and how macro-inter-ethnic relations inflect conflict and cooperation in local markets...enLagosautochthonyIndigene-settlerCrisesArticle