Women, Internal Displacement and the Boko Haram Conflict
Broadening the Debate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Títílọpẹ F Ajàyí (0000-0002-5343-4801, University of Ghana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-194 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2020.1731110 |
| OpenAlex | W3010491588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
Women and children make up 79 per cent of the population displaced by the conflict between the Nigerian government and the armed movement informally known as Boko Haram. Their lived experiences expose the considerable protection and humanitarian risks of being female in violent contexts and the complexities of addressing them. In addition to open conflict and inconsistent policy and humanitarian responses, women’s displacement is being protracted by disjunctures between women’s roles and their construction as victims in policy and humanitarian frameworks. Construed as lacking agency, displaced women are resisting the hardship of displacement by returning to Boko Haram. This article argues for a rethinking of the importance of context, autonomy and agency as a prerequisite to reconciling false narratives about women’s experiences of conflict and displacement and their lived realities. It speaks to broader debates about women and conflict and the utility of current approaches and frameworks for addressing the roles and needs of women in these contexts
Agency (philosophy · Armed conflict · Autonomy · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Displaced person · Displacement (psychology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Internally displaced person · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Population · Refugee · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology
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The Travail and Feasibility of Returning Home of Gwoza Women in New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Nigeria
African Union Kampala Convention
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |