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Oligopolies of Violence in Post-Conflict Societies [PDF]

open access: yes
In post-conflict societies, security is provided by a broad range of actors including the state as well as various non-state formations. The paper identifies three types of post-conflict societies and analyses dynamics of the security market in cases ...
Daniel Lambach
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The disconcerting popularity of “justice populaire” in the Eastern DR Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Mob justice, or justice populaire as it is called in the DR Congo, is the practice by which citizens “take the law into their own hands” and collectively kill alleged perpetrators of crime or witchcraft, for example by beating or stoning them to death ...
Verweijen, Judith
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THE LAKURAWA INSURGENCY AND THE DYNAMICS OF STATE FAILURE IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA, 2015-2025

open access: yesInternational Studies Journal
Research Problem: The security architecture of North-West Nigeria has deteriorated from conventional banditry to a more complex insurgent threat marked by the emergence of the Lakurawa group. Available discourses distort the group by portraying it as a
AMOS C. PAM   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ARMED BANDITRY IN ZAMFARA STATE: AN EVALUATION OF MILITARY INTERVENTIONS

open access: yesInternational Studies Journal
After a decade of arms bandits activities in Zamfara State and the choice of military majors as most efficient strategy in addressing the conflict, this study evaluates the effectiveness of military intervention in curbing arms banditry activities in ...
AMINU ABDULLAHI, SADISU IBRAHIM
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The interplay among conflict, water scarcity, and cholera in Northern Nigeria. [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Health Chall, 2023
Gulumbe BH   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The pirates of Somalia: Coastguards of anarchy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper analyses the underlying factors driving piracy off the coast of Somalia and examines the effectiveness of the international naval anti-piracy mission with respect to its declared aims.
Percy, S, Shortland, A
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Rethinking the frontiers of vaccine acceptance: Impact of visual messages in promoting the actual intake of COVID-19 vaccines among vulnerable populations. [PDF]

open access: yesHum Vaccin Immunother, 2023
Agujiobi-Odoh N   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

THE ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA AND JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATIONS ACROSSNORTHERN GEO- POLITICAL ZONESIN NIGERIA, 2011-2024: AN APPRAISAL

open access: yesInternational Studies Journal
Nigeria's Northern geo-political zones have experienced persistent security challenges since 2009, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and ethno-religious conflicts.
TOBIAS HANGEIOR UTSAHA, PhD
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Historical Legacies: A Model Linking Africa's Past to its Current Underdevelopment [PDF]

open access: yes
Recent studies have found evidence linking Africa’s current underdevelopment to colonial rule and the slave trade. Given that these events ended long ago, why do they continue to matter today?
Nathan Nunn
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