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The Boko Haram pluriverse
Author(s) -
Iocchi Alessio
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
studies in ethnicity and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1754-9469
pISSN - 1473-8481
DOI - 10.1111/sena.12340
Subject(s) - boko haram , appeal , doctrine , vision , compartmentalization (fire protection) , sociology , insurgency , terrorism , political science , discipline , law , order (exchange) , criminology , business , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , politics , anthropology , enzyme
This review essay provides an analysis of three very different publications about one of the deadliest and most complex jihadi‐Salafi organizations in the world today: Nigeria‐based Boko Haram. The essay discusses how the debate around the origins, appeal, and doctrine of Boko Haram and its internal and external structure – a debate dominated by visions rooted in US counter‐terrorism paradigms – will be greatly refreshed by the significant amount of new data and interesting reflections proposed and examined in the three books. Finally, the essay proposes that academics and analysts who focus on Boko Haram should aim to overcome disciplinary boundaries and research compartmentalization in order to develop an effective and all‐encompassing level of knowledge about this organization and the related insurgency.