ISBN:
9783031471681
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (VI, 333 p.)
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Keywords:
Africa
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Security, International.
;
Peace.
;
Development economics.
;
International economic relations.
;
Criminology.
Abstract:
Chapter 1. Beyond News and Rumours: Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria -- Chapter 2. One Means, Multiple Ends: A Strategic Framework of Understanding Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 3. History of Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 4. Ungoverned spaces and Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 5. Oil-related kidnapping in the Niger Delta -- Chapter 6. Boko Haram and Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 7. Armed Banditry and Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 8. Kidnapping for Ransom -- Chapter 9. Kidnapping for Ritual -- Chapter 10. Kidnapping and Baby Factory in Nigeria -- Chapter 11. Human Trafficking as Kidnapping by Other Means -- Chapter 12. Gender Dimensions of Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 13. Nigeria and the Transnationalisation of Kidnapping in the Lake Chad Region and the Gulf of Guinea -- Chapter 14. Kidnapping for Ransom (K4R) and the Challenges of Nigeria's International Image -- Chapter 15. State responses to the menace of kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 16. Non-state responses to kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 17. Kidnapping and Hostage Negotiation in Nigeria -- Chapter 18. Journalism practice in an era of hostage taking: Media coverage of kidnappings in Nigeria -- Chapter 19. Concluding Reflections: On the Political Economy of Kidnapping in Nigeria.
Abstract:
Providing unique perspectives on one of the leading hotspots of kidnapping in the world, this book examines the political and socioeconomic dimensions of the causes, manifestations, and consequences of kidnapping in Nigeria, as well as some of the control measures that have been adopted at different levels of governance and their effectiveness. The topics covered in the volume include details on the framework of understanding kidnapping, the evolution of kidnapping from pre-colonial to post-colonial eras, and the relationship between ungoverned spaces and kidnapping in the country. The book further sheds light on kidnapping in the context of insurgent campaigns, with insights into oil-related militancy in the Niger Delta region, with the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency and terrorism in the Northern region of Nigeria. It discusses non-insurgent kidnapping, situating kidnapping in the contexts of banditry, ransoming, ritualism, baby factory, and human trafficking. Additionally, the volume analyses the emerging gender and transnational frontiers of kidnapping in Nigeria. Expanding the discussion on state responses, this book also looks into responses of non-state actors to kidnapping as well as negotiations in hostage crisis management. Finally, it examines other unique subjects, such as media coverage of kidnapping, and the consequences for Nigeria’s international image. The book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of political science, international relations, economics, sociology, history, law and business management in general, as well as African studies, security studies, criminology, peace and conflict studies, and geography and area studies. It will also be helpful for public policy-makers, African security experts and professionals, as well as business managers, risk analysists and insurance industry that are interested in a better understanding of kidnapping and associated political, social, economic, and security dynamics in Nigeria and beyond.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-47168-1
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