Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State [electronic resource] : Federalism, Politics and Policies / by Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi, Sultan Khan, Adeoye O. Akinola.

Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9783030057374
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2019.
Yayın Bilgisi
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XVII, 157 p. 6 illus. online resource.
Dizi
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, 2198-7270
İçindekiler Notu
Chapter 1: Nigerian State in Arms: It Begins -- Chapter 2:Terrorism: An Overview -- Chapter 3: Character of the Nigerian State -- Chapter 4: The Resource-State: A Theoretical Reality -- Chapter 5: Boko Haram: A Reign of Terror -- Chapter 6: Nigeria's Counter-Terrorism Strategies -- Chapter 7: Nigeria's Counter-Terrorism Strategies: Implications for Nigerian Federalism -- Chapter 8: Towards the Sustainable De-Securitization of Terrorism.
Özet, vb.
This book assesses the effectiveness of Nigeria’s counterterrorist policies against Boko Haram. It takes a critical review of the interventionist strategies adopted by the Nigerian government, highlights the motivations behind the choice of strategies, and proffers a deeper understanding of the factors responsible for the state’s inability, thus far, to rid the country of terrorism. Specifically, it evaluates the NACTEST policy framework that guides the Nigerian state’s counterterrorist strategies, which contains both hard and soft power approaches. Adopting historical and case study approaches which put the Nigerian state and occurrences of violent conflict in context, it takes cognizance of the politics of ethno-religious diversity which reinforce violent conflicts among groups and against the state, and reviews the socio-economic and political realities that led to the emergence and sustenance of Boko Haram. The volume concludes by suggesting practical policy options for combating Boko Haram and other similar armed insurrection. This book is appropriate for researchers and students interested in African politics, conflict, security, peace studies, terrorism, and counterterrorism, as well as policy makers and government departments dealing with terrorism and counterterrorism.
Konu
Africa __ Politics and government.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Peace.
African Politics.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Peace and Conflict Studies.