RT Book
T1 Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State: Federalism, Politics and Policies
T2 Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
T2 Springer eBook Collection
T2 Springer eBooks Political Science and International Studies
A1 Faluyi, Olumuyiwa Temitope
A2 Khan, Sultan
A2 Akinola, Adeoye O.
LA English
PP Cham
PB Springer
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1666744778
AB 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
AB 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
OP 157
CN JQ1870-JQ3981
SN 9783030057374
K1 African Politics
K1 Africa-Politics and government
K1 Terrorism
K1 Peace
K1 Political violence.
DO 10.1007/978-3-030-05737-4