TY - JOUR
T1 - The Nigerian burden
T2 - Religious identity, conflict and the current terrorism of Boko Haram
AU - Agbiboa, Daniel Egiegba
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Conflicts motivated by religious identity have the reputation of being among the most intractable, given the often absolutist views to which they are tied. While adherence to belief systems can help to develop a sense of belonging and purpose, they can easily lead to intolerance, discrimination and violent militancy. This paper draws on the Social Identity Theory (SIT) to explain how the issue of rabid religious identity, combined with pervasive poverty and deprivation, is implicated in the current religious terrorism of Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group from North-Eastern Nigeria.
AB - Conflicts motivated by religious identity have the reputation of being among the most intractable, given the often absolutist views to which they are tied. While adherence to belief systems can help to develop a sense of belonging and purpose, they can easily lead to intolerance, discrimination and violent militancy. This paper draws on the Social Identity Theory (SIT) to explain how the issue of rabid religious identity, combined with pervasive poverty and deprivation, is implicated in the current religious terrorism of Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group from North-Eastern Nigeria.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875176161&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14678802.2013.770257
DO - 10.1080/14678802.2013.770257
M3 - Article
SN - 1467-8802
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 29
JO - Conflict, Security and Development
JF - Conflict, Security and Development
IS - 1
ER -