Islamic radicalisation and violent extremism in Nigeria

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ID5680971
AutoresAbiodun Alao (0000-0002-8223-0592, African Leadership Institute, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume13
Fascículo2
Páginas127-147
Data de publicação2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoConflict Security and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14678802.2013.796205
OpenAlexW2066364893
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas3

This article examines the issues underlining Islamic radicalisation and violence in Nigeria, a phenomenon whose latest manifestation through the activities of the Jamā'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lādda'awatih wal-Jihad (widely known as Boko Haram), has attracted considerable concern. It traces the evolution of the phenomenon and identifies the key issues that have explained its pattern of expression. The paper advances three main arguments: first, that Islamic radicalisation and its link to violence in Nigeria is, contrary to the often-held opinion, a phenomenon that transcends socio-economic deprivation and the mutual suspicion that underlines inter-group relations in the country, but also extends to a string of external considerations that intertwine with religion and identity in Nigeria; second, that there are aspects of the country's historical past, including the link with colonialism, that explain aspects of Islamic radicalisation and violence; and third, that greater clarity will come into the understanding of the Boko Haram phenomenon when considered against the background of the country's radicalisation history

CLARITY · Colonialism · Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Geography · Islam · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence