Overcoming Boko Haram

ABDUL RAUFU MUSTAPHA wasAssociate Professor in African Politics, University of Oxford prior to his death in 2017. His books include Turning Points in African Democracy (2010), Sects and Social Disorder (2014) and, edited with David Ehrhardt, Creed & Grievance (2018). KATE MEAGHER is Associate Professor in Development Studies, London School of Economics. Her books include Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria (2010), and, co-edited with Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria (2020). ABDUL RAUFU MUSTAPHA wasAssociate Professor in African Politics, University of Oxford prior to his death in 2017. His books include Turning Points in African Democracy (2010), Sects and Social Disorder (2014) and, edited with David Ehrhardt, Creed & Grievance (2018). KATE MEAGHER is Associate Professor in Development Studies, London School of Economics. Her books include Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria (2010), and, co-edited with Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria (2020).

• Foreword by Muhammad Sanusi II, CON, Sarkin KanoIntroduction: Faith, Society & Boko Haram - Kate Meagher and Abdul Raufu MustaphaI: THE MACRO-SOCIAL CONTEXTThe Roles of the Ulama in Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization - M. Sani UmarWhy in Borno?: The History, Geography & Sociology of Islamic Radicalization - Abubakar Kawu Monguno and Ibrahim Umara"Boko Halal": Limits to Radicalization in Southern Niger Republic - Abdourahmane IdrissaThe Effects of Security Measures on Youth Radicalization - Julie G. SandaII: MICRO-SOCIAL RELATIONSPathways to Radicalization: Learning from Boko Haram Life Histories - M. Sani Umar and David EhrhardtGender Norms and Women's Participation in Radicalization in Northern Nigeria - Zainab Usman and Sherine El Taraboulsi and Khadija Gambo HawajaAn Inquiry into Possible Factors Contributing to Radicalization in Childhood and Youth in Northern Nigeria - Murray LastInformalization & its Discontents: The Informal Economy & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria - Kate MeagherInformalization & its Discontents: The Informal Economy & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria - Ibrahim Haruna HassanIII. SEEKING A WAY FORWARDEndgames: The Evolution of Boko Haram in Comparative Perspective - David Ehrhardt and M. Sani UmarConclusion:Toward a whole-of-society approach to counter-radicalization (by all contributors)

Amongst the many books that have been written on the history, evolution and the Islamic radicalisation characteristics of Boko Haram, this one, given its ground breaking methodology of engaging with communities and the Ulamas in Borno state, stands head and shoulders above most of the others. It occupies a strong position in the genre of well-researched policy papers, and its academic rigour is sufficiently robust to have propelled it towards publication in book form.