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Combatant experiences in multi-ethnic extremist groups : identity and allegiance in Boko Haram / Makena Micheni

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Combatant experiences in multi-ethnic extremist groups : identity and allegiance in Boko Haram / Makena Micheni
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • London New York (N.Y.) : Routledge
Date de copyright
  • C 2026
Description matérielle
  • 1 volume (162 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection
  • Political violence
ISBN
  • 978-1-0328-9043-2
  • 1-03-289043-6
  • 978-1-0328-9046-3
EAN
  • 9781032890432 relié
Appartient à la collection
  • Cass series on political violence 1365-0580
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 320.530 967
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliographie et notes bibliographiques en fin de chapitres. Index
Note de thèses et écrits académiques
  • Texte remanié de Doctoral thesis International relations London School of economics and political science (LSE), GB 2018 The role of ethnicity in Sub-Saharan African terrorist groups
Résumé ou extrait
  • This book uses Boko Haram as a case study to delve into the operations of extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on the unique cultural contexts in which they function. The book explores how such groups navigate ethnically diverse environments and manage to forge a sense of collective homogeneity, even in the face of internal diversity. Drawing from first-hand interviews with ex-fighters and a thorough examination of the group's operational dynamics—including recruitment, indoctrination, combat leadership, and unit behaviour—the book identifies moments when, despite Boko Haram's aim to transcend ethnic boundaries, ethnicity nonetheless becomes a defining factor within specific combatant units. It develops a theoretical framework to explain these instances, building on and extending existing socialisation theories to understand when and why socialisation processes fail, ultimately causing ethnicity to resurface within these units. By exploring how tribal and ethnic considerations influence the group's functioning, this book provides a more nuanced understanding of contemporary insurgent groups and the social forces that shape them.
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