ISBN:
978-1-84701-239-5
,
978-1-78744-659-5/(eBook)
Language:
English
Pages:
xxxi, 336 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Western Africa Series
Keywords:
Afrika Nigeria
;
Islam
;
Islam und Politik
;
Fundamentalismus, islamischer
;
Terrorismus
;
Islamische Staaten
;
Gewalt
;
Radikalisierung
;
Boko Haram
Abstract:
A comparative, whole-of-society approach to the Boko Haram insurgency that offers a more nuanced understanding of the risks, resilience and resolution of violent radicalization in Nigeria and beyond.
Description / Table of Contents:
Frontcover -- Contents -- List of Maps, Figures & -- Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Glossary -- Foreword -- Preface & -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Faith, society & -- Boko Haram -- Part One: The Macro-Social Context -- 2 The roles of the Ulama in radicalization & -- counter-radicalization -- 3 Why in Borno? The history, geography & -- sociology of Islamic radicalization -- 4 'Boko Halal': Limits to radicalization in southern Niger Republic -- 5 The effects of security measures on youth radicalization -- Part Two: Micro-Social Relations -- 6 Pathways to radicalization: Learning from Boko Haram life histories -- 7 Gender norms & -- female participation in radicalization -- 8 An inquiry into possible factors contributing to radicalization in childhood & -- youth in northern Nigeria -- 9 Informalization & -- its discontents: The informal economy & -- Islamic radicalization in northern Nigeria -- Part Three: Seeking a Way Forward -- 10 Endgames: The evolution of Boko Haram in comparative perspective -- 11 Conclusion: Toward a whole-of-society approach to counter-radicalization -- Index.
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