Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State : Federalism, Politics and Policies

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Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State : Federalism, Politics and Policies

Title remainder

Federalism, Politics and Policies

Statement of responsibility

by Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi, Sultan Khan, Adeoye O. Akinola

Creator

• Temitope Faluyi, Olumuyiwa

Contributor

• Khan, Sultan
• Akinola, Adeoye O

Author

• Akinola, Adeoye O
• Khan, Sultan

Subject

• Africa-Politics and government
• Peace
• Terrorism

Language

eng

Summary

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.--

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• Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,

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Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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• Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,
• Springer eBooks
• Springer eBooks.