The Boko Haram pluriverse

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ID21724938
AuthorsAlessio Iocchi (0000-0002-1298-6706, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Oslo Norway, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume21
Issue1
Pages95-102
Publication date2021-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1473-8481 • E-ISSN: 1754-9469
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sena.12340
OpenAlexW3159877167
LanguageEN
References cited16

This review essay provides an analysis of three very different publications about one of the deadliest and most complex jihadi‐Salafi organizations in the world today: Nigeria‐based Boko Haram. The essay discusses how the debate around the origins, appeal, and doctrine of Boko Haram and its internal and external structure – a debate dominated by visions rooted in US counter‐terrorism paradigms – will be greatly refreshed by the significant amount of new data and interesting reflections proposed and examined in the three books. Finally, the essay proposes that academics and analysts who focus on Boko Haram should aim to overcome disciplinary boundaries and research compartmentalization in order to develop an effective and all‐encompassing level of knowledge about this organization and the related insurgency

Appeal · Boko haram · Business · Criminology · Discipline · Doctrine · Insurgency · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Vision · Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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