No Cover Image

Journal article 818 views

Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram

Jacob Zenn, Elizabeth Pearson Orcid Logo

Journal of Terrorism Research, Volume: 5, Issue: 1

Swansea University Author: Elizabeth Pearson Orcid Logo

Full text not available from this repository: check for access using links below.

Check full text

DOI (Published version): 10.15664/jtr.828

Abstract

This article addresses an under-researched aspect of Boko Haram’s activities: gender-based violence (GBV) and its targeting of women. It argues that 2013 marked a significant evolution in Boko Haram’s tactics, with a series of kidnappings, in which one of the main features was the instrumental use o...

Full description

Published in: Journal of Terrorism Research
ISSN: 2049-7040
Published: 2014
Online Access: Check full text

URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43211
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
first_indexed 2018-08-02T18:56:32Z
last_indexed 2019-08-22T15:10:57Z
id cronfa43211
recordtype SURis
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0"?><rfc1807><datestamp>2019-08-22T11:10:00.4987410</datestamp><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>43211</id><entry>2018-08-02</entry><title>Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>b849177199f7a9a44ddecec011c4bf92</sid><ORCID>0000-0003-0918-6107</ORCID><firstname>Elizabeth</firstname><surname>Pearson</surname><name>Elizabeth Pearson</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2018-08-02</date><deptcode>CSSP</deptcode><abstract>This article addresses an under-researched aspect of Boko Haram&#x2019;s activities: gender-based violence (GBV) and its targeting of women. It argues that 2013 marked a significant evolution in Boko Haram&#x2019;s tactics, with a series of kidnappings, in which one of the main features was the instrumental use of women. This was in response to corresponding tactics by the Nigerian security forces. Additionally the analysis provides evidence of a shift by Boko Haram to include women in its operations, in response to increased pressure on male operatives. It also considers the gendered rationale for instrumentalizing women within the framework of Boko Haram&#x2019;s ideology and culture, arguing for a greater appreciation of how gender factors in the group&#x2019;s violence.</abstract><type>Journal Article</type><journal>Journal of Terrorism Research</journal><volume>5</volume><journalNumber>1</journalNumber><publisher/><issnElectronic>2049-7040</issnElectronic><keywords>Boko Haram; Nigeria; terrorism; gender; women; abduction; kidnap; gender-based violence; GBV; Jihad; Islamism</keywords><publishedDay>10</publishedDay><publishedMonth>2</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2014</publishedYear><publishedDate>2014-02-10</publishedDate><doi>10.15664/jtr.828</doi><url>https://cvir.st-andrews.ac.uk/articles/10.15664/jtr.828/</url><notes/><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><department>Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy</department><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><DepartmentCode>CSSP</DepartmentCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm/><lastEdited>2019-08-22T11:10:00.4987410</lastEdited><Created>2018-08-02T16:36:47.7873393</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</level><level id="2">Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law</level></path><authors><author><firstname>Jacob</firstname><surname>Zenn</surname><order>1</order></author><author><firstname>Elizabeth</firstname><surname>Pearson</surname><orcid>0000-0003-0918-6107</orcid><order>2</order></author></authors><documents/><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling 2019-08-22T11:10:00.4987410 v2 43211 2018-08-02 Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram b849177199f7a9a44ddecec011c4bf92 0000-0003-0918-6107 Elizabeth Pearson Elizabeth Pearson true false 2018-08-02 CSSP This article addresses an under-researched aspect of Boko Haram’s activities: gender-based violence (GBV) and its targeting of women. It argues that 2013 marked a significant evolution in Boko Haram’s tactics, with a series of kidnappings, in which one of the main features was the instrumental use of women. This was in response to corresponding tactics by the Nigerian security forces. Additionally the analysis provides evidence of a shift by Boko Haram to include women in its operations, in response to increased pressure on male operatives. It also considers the gendered rationale for instrumentalizing women within the framework of Boko Haram’s ideology and culture, arguing for a greater appreciation of how gender factors in the group’s violence. Journal Article Journal of Terrorism Research 5 1 2049-7040 Boko Haram; Nigeria; terrorism; gender; women; abduction; kidnap; gender-based violence; GBV; Jihad; Islamism 10 2 2014 2014-02-10 10.15664/jtr.828 https://cvir.st-andrews.ac.uk/articles/10.15664/jtr.828/ COLLEGE NANME Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy COLLEGE CODE CSSP Swansea University 2019-08-22T11:10:00.4987410 2018-08-02T16:36:47.7873393 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law Jacob Zenn 1 Elizabeth Pearson 0000-0003-0918-6107 2
title Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
spellingShingle Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
Elizabeth Pearson
title_short Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
title_full Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
title_fullStr Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
title_full_unstemmed Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
title_sort Women, Gender and the evolving tactics of Boko Haram
author_id_str_mv b849177199f7a9a44ddecec011c4bf92
author_id_fullname_str_mv b849177199f7a9a44ddecec011c4bf92_***_Elizabeth Pearson
author Elizabeth Pearson
author2 Jacob Zenn
Elizabeth Pearson
format Journal article
container_title Journal of Terrorism Research
container_volume 5
container_issue 1
publishDate 2014
institution Swansea University
issn 2049-7040
doi_str_mv 10.15664/jtr.828
college_str Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_top_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_parent_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
department_str Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences{{{_:::_}}}Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law
url https://cvir.st-andrews.ac.uk/articles/10.15664/jtr.828/
document_store_str 0
active_str 0
description This article addresses an under-researched aspect of Boko Haram’s activities: gender-based violence (GBV) and its targeting of women. It argues that 2013 marked a significant evolution in Boko Haram’s tactics, with a series of kidnappings, in which one of the main features was the instrumental use of women. This was in response to corresponding tactics by the Nigerian security forces. Additionally the analysis provides evidence of a shift by Boko Haram to include women in its operations, in response to increased pressure on male operatives. It also considers the gendered rationale for instrumentalizing women within the framework of Boko Haram’s ideology and culture, arguing for a greater appreciation of how gender factors in the group’s violence.
published_date 2014-02-10T03:54:28Z
_version_ 1763752718789246976
score 11.016347

Similar Items