The Boko Haram Paradox
Ethnicity, Religion, and Historical Memory in Pursuit of a Caliphate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zacharias P Pieri (0000-0001-8668-886X, University of South Florida, corresponding author), Jacob Zenn (0000-0001-9090-1918, Jamestown Education Foundation) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-88 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/19392206.2016.1132906 |
| OpenAlex | W2292678076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
To Boko Haram, Nigeria is a colonial construct, lacking Islamic legitimacy and destined to lead society in a downward spiral of Western immorality. The only way to regain northern Nigeria’s former glory is through a repudiation of democracy, constitutionalism, and Western values and a return to Islamic governance on the model of the historic caliphates. We argue that Boko Haram’s leaders draw their inspiration and legitimacy from Usman Dan Fodio’s 1804 Fulani-led jihad and his subsequent establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria but seek to implement this style of caliphate in the Kanuri homelands of the former Kanem-Borno Empire
Caliphate · Colonialism · Constitutionalism · Democracy · Immorality · Islam · Legitimacy · Morality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Law · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
The multidimensional nature of the Boko Haram conflict
Forced migration and women as dispossessed gender
Media Bias
Salafism and Political Order in Africa
Boko Haram, bandits and slave-raiders
Framing” contentious activism
The political process of Boko Haram insurgency onset
Isis and Al-Qaeda as Strategies and Political Imaginaries in Africa
The Implications of Endemic Corruption for State Legitimacy in Developing Nations
The Spread of Jihadism in the Sahel. Part 2
How Islam intersects ethnicity and social status in the Sahel
Anchored in History
Population-Centric Counterinsurgency in the Age of Salafi-Driven Insurgencies
Countering Boko Haram’s Violence
Terrorism, Trust, and Identity
Towards "modern" counterinsurgency in Sub-Saharan Africa
Under the Black Flag in Borno
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Counter-Radicalization in Nigeria
Challenges of Countering Terrorist Recruitment in the Lake Chad Region
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |