Student Activism and Religious Movements in Sahelian Universities

Abstract

This project was designed to build on an initial Minerva Research Initiative project (2012-16) which examined the socio-political factors affecting the potential for (in)stability in six African countriesSenegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chadstretching across the arid Sahelian region. Among the least developed on earth, these predominately Muslim countries have raised significant concern in recent years, primarily due to the activities of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and other jihadi groups. Political instability, notably the collapse of Malis political system in 2012, underlined the salience of questions about the resilience of Sahelian states and their capacity to ensure the social order and effective governance that serves as a bulwark against radical movements. Our initial project sought to understand the complicated relations among varied and myriad factors affecting the prospects for stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 20, 2020
Accession Number
AD1098201

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Florida

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Professional Development
  • Religion
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Technology Transfer
  • Training
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Workshops

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  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design