Boko Haram: Islamism, politics, security and the state in Nigeria
This book is the first attempt to understand Boko Haram in a comprehensive and consistent way. It examines the early history of the sect and its transformation into a radical armed group. It analyses the causes of the uprising against the Nigerian state and evaluates the consequences of the on-going conflict from a religious, social and political point of view. The book gives priority to authors conducting fieldwork in Nigeria and tackles the following issues: the extent to which Boko Haram ca...
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Éditeur : IFRA-Nigeria, African studies centre
Lieu d’édition : Leiden ; Ibadan
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 22 juillet 2021
ISBN numérique : 979-10-92312-54-6
DOI : 10.4000/books.ifra.1703
Collection : WAPOSO Series | 2
Année d’édition : 2014
ISBN (Édition imprimée) : 978-90-5448-135-5
Nombre de pages : x-275
Gérard Chouin
ForewordPart I. What is Boko Haram? Some evidence and a lot of confusion
Hannah Hoechner
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Traditional Quranic students (almajirai) in Nigeria: Fair game for unfair accusations?Henry Gyang Mang
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Christian perceptions of Islam and society in relation to Boko Haram and recent events in Jos and northern NigeriaPart II. Boko Haram and the Nigerian State: A strategic analysis
Rafael Serrano et Zacharias Pieri
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By the numbers: The Nigerian State’s efforts to counter Boko HaramGérard Chouin, Manuel Reinert et Élodie Apard
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Body count and religion in the Boko Haram crisis: Evidence from the Nigeria Watch databaseAnnexes
Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos
Annex 3. Islam and Western education in Nigeria: Between accommodation and confrontationMarc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos
Annex 4. Islam and political parties in the SudanThis book is the first attempt to understand Boko Haram in a comprehensive and consistent way. It examines the early history of the sect and its transformation into a radical armed group. It analyses the causes of the uprising against the Nigerian state and evaluates the consequences of the on-going conflict from a religious, social and political point of view. The book gives priority to authors conducting fieldwork in Nigeria and tackles the following issues: the extent to which Boko Haram can be considered the product of deprivation and marginalisation; the relationship of the sect with almajirai, Islamic schools, Sufi brotherhoods, Izala, and Christian churches; the role of security forces and political parties in the radicalisation of the sect; the competing discourses in international and domestic media coverage of the crisis; and the consequences of the militarisation of the conflict for the Nigerian government and the civilian population, Christian and Muslim.
Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos (dir.)
Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos is a Doctor in Political Science and a Professor at the French Institute of Geopolitics in the University of Paris 8. A specialist on armed conflicts in Africa south of the Sahara, he graduated from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (IEP), where he teaches, and is a researcher at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD). He lived for several years in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. He has published some eighty articles and books, including Le Nigeria (1994), Violence et sécurité urbaines (1997), L’aide humanitaire, aide à la guerre? (2001), Villes et violences en Afrique subsaharienne (2002), Diaspora et terrorisme (2003), Guerres d’aujourd’hui (2007), États faibles et sécurité privée en Afrique noire (2008), Les humanitaires dans la guerre (2013), and La tragédie malienne (2013).

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