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Routledge Handbook of Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Africa
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton :
Taylor & Francis Group,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I: Conceptual perspectives
- 1. Introduction The frontiers of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency in Africa
- Introduction
- The frontiers of CT-COIN in Africa
- emerging threats and regional security architectures
- Conceptual and contextual contours
- Transnational perspectives on CT-COIN in Africa
- Regional perspectives on CT-COIN in Africa
- National perspectives on CT-COIN in Africa
- Alternative perspectives on CT-COIN in Africa
- References
- 2. Exploring the concept of terrorism: the morphology of organised violence
- Introduction
- Socio-psychological conceptions
- Legal conceptions of terrorism
- Terrorism as defined in a political context
- The Boaz Ganor re-conception
- A response to Ganor
- Expanding the definition of terrorism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 3. Mapping the contours of terrorism and counterterrorism in Africa
- Introduction
- Conceptual and historical overview of terrorism in Africa
- Current trends on terrorism in Africa
- Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
- Boko Haram
- Al-Shabaab
- Overview of counter terrorism in Africa
- Counter terrorism in Africa: principles and praxis
- National counter terrorism effort: Nigeria versus Boko Haram
- Regional effort: Sahel countries and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
- The African Union counter terrorism efforts
- Global efforts at countering terrorism in Africa
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 4. Counterterrorism and postcolonial crisis in Africa
- Introduction
- Evolving a phrase for a phase: post-colonial Africa and its crisis
- Theorising counterterrorism for postcolonial Africa
- Continental counterinsurgency regimes and practices in postcolonial Africa
- Extra-continental counterterrorism regimes and practices in postcolonial Africa
- Implications of counterterrorism for postcolonial crisis in Africa
- Conclusion
- References
- 5. Globalisation, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa
- Introduction
- Conceptual definitions and debates
- Globalisation
- Terrorism
- Insurgency
- Counterterrorism and counterinsurgency (CT-COIN)
- Globalisation, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa
- Local roots of terrorism
- Globalisation as an impetus to terrorism in Africa
- Conclusion
- References
- 6. Saudi Wahhabis and jihadi terrorism in Africa: Between fairy tales and conspiracy theories
- Introduction
- An imaginary Islamist international
- Saudi Arabia as a victim of terrorism
- On the limits of religious indoctrination
- Fluid categories and easy confusions
- Obstacles to Wahhabi proselytism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- 7. The global war on terror and its African front
- Introduction
- Review of relevant literature and conceptualisation of terrorism