Understanding Vulnerability to Violent Extremism: Evidence from Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria

Eka Ikpe; Damilola Adegoke; Funmi Olonisakin; Folahanmi Aina

doi:10.1080/19392206.2023.2185746

Understanding Vulnerability to Violent Extremism: Evidence from Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria

Eka Ikpe, Damilola Adegoke, Funmi Olonisakin, Folahanmi Aina

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This paper analyses the links between socioeconomic concerns and one of the most significant conflicts in the world, the Boko Haram-led insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria. In doing so it centers group dynamics for analysis of how women and youth constituencies intersect with vulnerability to violent extremism. It offers sophisticated quantitative analysis of new and original gender- and age-disaggregated survey data, with over 80% female respondents. The paper finds that while poverty can influence vulnerability to violent extremism, women and youth constituencies interact in particular ways with structural factors and certain youth constituencies exhibit lower propensities to violence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-31
Number of pages	27
Journal	African Security
Volume	16
Issue number	1
Early online date	6 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19392206.2023.2185746
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Boko Haram
poverty
violent extremism
women
youth

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