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Journeys through Extremism: The Experiences of Forced Recruits in Boko Haram

open access: yes, 2022
This case study provides exploratory research into the personal journeys of forced recruits into Boko Haram, to examine how they entered the organization, the conditions they experienced in camps and settlements, their exits from the group, their ...
James Khalil   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Boko Haram Issue as an Intractable Conflict

open access: yesGüvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi
Boko Haram, which emerged as a radical Islamist movement, poses a serious security threat not only to Nigeria but also to other countries in the region.
Melike Ekiz Kılıç, Zekeriyya Akdağ
doaj   +1 more source

Boko Haram: From local grievances to violent insurgency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report responds to the question of how we might approach and understand the Boko Haram insurgency. In providing an answer, the report addresses three main controversies within the field of Boko Haram studies.
Cold-Ravnkilde, Signe Marie   +1 more
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National Security, Religious Anarchism and the Politics of Amnesty in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The Nigerian state is caught in the crossfire of national insecurity arising from the insurgency of various rogue groups. The most prominent of these groups, and one whose activities have had far -reaching destabilising effect on the polity, is ...
Nwozor, A.
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Polygamous Postcolonialism and Transnational Critique in Tess Onwueme's The Reign of Wazobia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Nigerian authors have consistently and effectively critiqued insidious connections between masculinity, political power, religious fundamentalism, and capitalist interests.
Kanika Batra
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Gendered Security Harms: State Policy and the Counterinsurgency Against Boko Haram

open access: yesAfrican Conflict and Peacebuilding Review, 2021
:Scholars have critiqued the incorporation of gender into counterterrorism and countering violent extremism programs, noting they have instrumentalized the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda toward state-centric goals and essentialized the women (and ...
Elizabeth Pearson, C. Nagarajan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clarifying Boko Haram’s Transnational Intentions, Using Content Analysis of Public Statements in 2012

open access: yesPerspectives on Terrorism, 2013
To advance understanding of the dynamic global security threats emerging in West Africa, this article analyses the radical Islamic sect in Nigeria popularly called “Boko Haram”.This was done by addressing the question: What is the likelihood ...
Benjamin S. Eveslage
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Using casualty assessment and weighted hit rates to calibrate spatial patterns of Boko Haram insurgency for emergency response preparedness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Since the beginning of the current millennium, Boko Haram has terrorised the residents of Northern Nigeria with devastating and high profile campaigns resuming in 2010.
Ezepue, Patrick Oseloka, Ojo, Adegbola
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Boko Haram Activities

open access: yesInternational Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2015
Nigeria has witnessed insurgency from this terrorist group called Boko Haram from 2009. They unleash terror and fear in the minds of every Nigeria. There is mass destruction of government properties, bombing of churches, Mosques and other public places, assassination of prominent individuals, burning of schools occasioned by sporadic shooting of ...
Nneka Charity Emeasoba, Iro Dikko Mani
openaire   +2 more sources

Long before Boko Haram, dissenters were driven to the brink in Northern Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
As Boko Haram continues its deadly campaign in Nigeria, Shobana Shankar explores parallels between Boko Haram and other marginalised groups in the history of the northern part of the ...
Shankar, Shobana
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