What We're Reading

December 2018 | Lake Chad

Wrapping up the Lake Chad Basin Research project, RESOLVE will be publishing in-depth case studies about the role of religion on university campuses and intersections with violence and violent extremism in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. Leading up to the publications, we showcase articles on violent extremism challenges, the role of climate change in conflict, state security responses and the contribution of vigilante groups in the region. Click the links to learn more.

 

Governance and security 

Mahmood, Omar S., and Ndubuisi Christian Ani. “Responses to Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Region: Policies, Cooperation and Livelihoods” Institute for Security Studies. 06 July 2018. https://issafrica.org/research/books-and-other-publications/responses-to-boko-haram-in-the-lake-chad-region-policies-cooperation-and-livelihoods 

Tar, Usman A., and Mala Mustapha. “The Emerging Architecture of a Regional Security Complex in the Lake Chad Basin” Africa Development / Afrique et Développement. November 3, 2017 https://www.jstor.org/stable/90018136?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents 

“Watchmen of Lake Chad: Vigilante Groups Fighting Boko Haram” ICG. February 23, 2017 https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-africa/nigeria/244-watchmen-lake-chad-vigilante-groups-fighting-boko-haram 

Political violence 

Onyia, Chukwuma. “Climate Change and Conflict in Nigeria: The Boko Haram Challenge” Semantic Scholar, 02 April 2015.  https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Climate-Change-and-Conflict-in-Nigeria%3A-The-Boko-Onyia/3ac689c7ae6a08434a9012dc5881e4752088f774 

Sodipo, Michael Olufemi. “Mitigating Radicalism in Northern Nigeria” Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 31 August 2013. https://africacenter.org/publication/mitigating-radicalism-in-northern-nigeria/  

Intervention demographics  

Aall, Pamela, and Chester A. Crocker. “In The Fabric of Peace in Africa: Looking beyond the State” Mcgill-Queen's University Press, 2017. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1pq33ws 

Smith, David, and Stephanie Wolters. “Radio, Social Media and Language as an Agent in Conflict: A Case Study of Dandal Kura Radio International in the Lake Chad Basin” (pp. 273-288). 2017. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=YeXCDgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA273&dq=lake+chad+basin+violence&ots=1OQd_O2b-L&sig=vNlB4BjLB90nu7T7VLHTJwB2ap8#v=onepage&q=lake chad basin violence&f=false 

Ideology  

Abu-Nimer, Mohammed. “A Way Forward in Transforming Violent Extremism De-Islamisation, De-Securitisation, and De-Religionisation" Berghof Foundation, October 1, 2018. https://www.berghof-foundation.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Publications/Handbook/Dialogue_Chapters/dialogue13_violentextremism_abu-nimer_resp.pdf 

Mahmood, Omar S., and Ndubuisi Christian Ani. “Factional Dynamics within Boko Haram” ISS, July 6, 2011. https://issafrica.org/research/books-and-other-publications/factional-dynamics-within-boko-haram