Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria: Using a Text-Message Survey to Assess Radio Programs

Abstract

Nigeria has long suffered from the deadly actions of Boko Haram, a locally rooted terrorist organization operating in the country's northeast region, and the Islamic State of West Africa, a local offshoot of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Blanchard, 2016). Recently, however, the country has made significant gains against these groups, dramatically reducing the militants geographic footprint and operational capability (Council on Foreign Relations, 2019). It is now important to consolidate these gains by working to stabilize and rebuild northeast Nigeria and address numerous factors that contribute to radicalization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1095547

Entities

People

  • Christopher Santucci
  • Elizabeth Bodine-baron
  • James V. Marrone
  • Todd C. Helmus

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Economics
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Mobile Phones
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Social Psychology
  • Societies
  • Surveys
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Text Messaging
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.