ELITE POLITICS AND THE EMERGENCE OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA

被引：27

作者：

Mbah, Peter ^{[1
]}

Nwangwu, Chikodiri ^{[1
]}

Edeh, Herbert C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nigeria, Dept Polit Sci, Nsukka, Nigeria

来源：

TRAMES-JOURNAL OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2017年 / 21卷 / 02期

关键词：

elite politics; Boko Haram; state power; terrorism; political elite; good governance;

D O I：

10.3176/tr.2017.2.06

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This study examines the role of elite politics in the emergence of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. It argues that the struggle between political elites of northern and southern extractions over the control of state power has intensified national conflicts and insurgency in the country. Political elites are no longer divided by ideology but by economics of state power. Elite politics of who gets what, when, and how and the struggle for state power led to the formation of the sect and fuels the incessant attacks and insecurity in Nigeria. The study adopts a methodology involving re-description of history based on documentary research. It establishes that elite politics accounts for the emergence and escalation of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Accordingly, the study recommends that good and inclusive governance be employed as a panacea for harmonizing the fractured Nigerian state and overcoming insurgency in Nigeria.

引用

页码：173 / 190

页数：18

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