The Nigerian burden

Religious identity, conflict and the current terrorism of Boko Haram

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5680976
AutoresD E Agbiboa (0000-0001-6957-0982, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume13
Fascículo1
Páginas1-29
Data de publicação2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoConflict Security and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14678802.2013.770257
OpenAlexW2046101993
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas37

Conflicts motivated by religious identity have the reputation of being among the most intractable, given the often absolutist views to which they are tied. While adherence to belief systems can help to develop a sense of belonging and purpose, they can easily lead to intolerance, discrimination and violent militancy. This paper draws on the Social Identity Theory (SIT) to explain how the issue of rabid religious identity, combined with pervasive poverty and deprivation, is implicated in the current religious terrorism of Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group from North-Eastern Nigeria

Boko haram · Criminology · Identity (music) · Identity crisis · Insurgency · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Relative deprivation · Religiosity · Religious discrimination · Religious identity · Reputation · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Terrorism · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology