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Book SynopsisScholars agree that a direct correlation can be made between poor governance and the emergence of extremist movements. This book challenges both the efficacy and wisdom of purely militarized responses to extremist movements typified by the Global War on Terror, as well as the cursory replication of international counter-terrorism frameworks promulgated by the UN and EU in Africa. Emphasis is given to the importance of understanding local history, culture and regional geopolitics, among a variety of context-specific factors, to effectively address the emergence and spread of extremisms in Africa. As such, it draws on contributions from a range of thematic and regional experts, including security-sector specialists, conflict analysts, journalists, international relations and governance specialists, political scientists, social anthropologists, psychologists, and theologians.
Table of ContentsForeword: Dr Alain Tschudin, GGA Executive Director; Chapter 1: Between rhetoric and reality: Strategic approaches to counter-terrorism – Peter Knoope; Chapter 2: Public opinion on security and terrorism in Africa – Rorisang Lekalake; Chapter 3: Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel – Richard Chelin; Chapter 4: The Sahel’s ungoverned spaces and the ascent of AQIM, Al-Mourabitoun, and MUJAO in Mali and Niger – Celeste Hicks; Chapter 5: Why the Tuareg have been demonised – Prof. Jeremy Keenan; Chapter 6: Visions of an alternative world: Understanding the background to Boko Haram – Graham Furniss; Chapter 7: Boko Haram and counter-insurgency in Nigeria – Stephen Johnson; Chapter 8: The rise of ISIS and its implications for East Africa – Stephen Buchanan-Clarke; Chapter 9: The evolving threat of violent extremism and terrorism in the SADC region – Ric Chelin and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke; Chapter 10: Identity politics and the re-emergence of South Africa’s Far Right – Stephen Buchanan-Clark Chapter 11: The socio-economic rehabilitation & reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG): A community-based approach in Borno State, Nigeria – Emmanuel Bosah & Mustapha Al-Hassan; Chapter 12: Accounting for the rise of Islamist extremism in Africa: Origins, trajectory and recommendations – Hussein Solomon; Chapter 13: Transnational Evangelical Christianity and political culture in sub-Saharan Africa – Robert A. Dowd; Chapter 14: The United States’ approach to countering terrorism and violent extremism – Lindsay Cohn.
