The state, electoral fraud and illusion of participatory democracy in Africa: lessons from the 2007 general elections in Nigeria
In: Nigerian journal of international affairs, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 61-77
ISSN: 0331-3646
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In: Nigerian journal of international affairs, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 61-77
ISSN: 0331-3646
World Affairs Online
This book provides a contemporary overview of Boko Haram's activities. Since Boko Haram emerged in 2002, media-driven narratives as well as social scientific methodologies have been increasingly applied to draw generalisable conclusions on what goals the groups have pursued, what strategies it has used for these purposes and the counter campaign strategies authorities have pursued. But from 2009 to 2018, Boko Haram has pursued high-intensity violence: assassinations, bombing, kidnappings, beheading or threats of violence, conscriptions and territorial occupation. This makes it imperative to deepen and broaden our understanding of the groups' activities toward a problem-solving and policy-relevant analysis. Previously published in Security Journal Volume 33, issue 3, September 2020.
In: Review of African political economy, Band 49, Heft 174, S. 550-568
ISSN: 1740-1720
World Affairs Online
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the relations between globalization and Africa's multifarious challenges and identities. The nineteen chapters coalesce to demonstrate that the forces and processes of globalization have increased Africa's marginalization, deepened its crises, escalated and intensified its conflicts, and undermined its ability to determine the content and direction of its cultural changes and economic future