Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus?
AbstractThe Islamic State in the West African province (ISWAP) has gained prominence in Lake Chad Basin by filling in the security, service delivery, and governance gaps in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. This has won the group recruits and support in some communities, entrenching it in the region. Us...
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| author | Norman Sempijja Paula Mora Brito Zineb Moutaouakil |
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| description | AbstractThe Islamic State in the West African province (ISWAP) has gained prominence in Lake Chad Basin by filling in the security, service delivery, and governance gaps in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. This has won the group recruits and support in some communities, entrenching it in the region. Using the security-development-Governance nexus conceptual framework, this mixed methods study explores viable counter-terrorism measures in the Lake Chad Basin. The paper argues that although a military option is viable, combating underlying state failures and applying soft counter-terrorism measures will go a long way in restoring the state-community trust needed to defeat ISWAP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e75b6a728e8c4e38a553859a9aba5d872024-04-22T10:42:49ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019110.1080/23311886.2023.2209988Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus?Norman Sempijja0Paula Mora Brito1Zineb Moutaouakil2Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Rabat-Salé, MoroccoFaculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Rabat-Salé, MoroccoFaculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Rabat-Salé, MoroccoAbstractThe Islamic State in the West African province (ISWAP) has gained prominence in Lake Chad Basin by filling in the security, service delivery, and governance gaps in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. This has won the group recruits and support in some communities, entrenching it in the region. Using the security-development-Governance nexus conceptual framework, this mixed methods study explores viable counter-terrorism measures in the Lake Chad Basin. The paper argues that although a military option is viable, combating underlying state failures and applying soft counter-terrorism measures will go a long way in restoring the state-community trust needed to defeat ISWAP.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2209988Counter TerrorismNigeriaCameroonNigerIslamic State in West African ProvinceBoko Haram |
| spellingShingle | Norman Sempijja Paula Mora Brito Zineb Moutaouakil Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus? Cogent Social Sciences Counter Terrorism Nigeria Cameroon Niger Islamic State in West African Province Boko Haram |
| title | Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus? |
| title_full | Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus? |
| title_fullStr | Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus? |
| title_short | Countering the Islamic State in the Lake Chad Basin: A case for a security-development-governance nexus? |
| title_sort | countering the islamic state in the lake chad basin a case for a security development governance nexus |
| topic | Counter Terrorism Nigeria Cameroon Niger Islamic State in West African Province Boko Haram |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2209988 |
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