Diagnosing the Boko Haram Conflict: Grievances, Motivations, and Institutional Resilience in Northeast Nigeria

Abstract

The intent of this report is to provide the appropriate type of information at the appropriate level of granularity in order to inform U.S. government efforts to develop more effective approaches to countering Boko Haram. The goal is to help U.S. planners and decision-makers understand the conflict as an interconnected system and, eventually, to develop targeted, conflict-sensitive strategies for assisting the Nigerian government. Specifically, this report seeks to diagnose and dissect the conflict by identifying relevant political, economic, social, and security factors at work in northeast Nigeria, by analyzing how key actors mobilize grievances and institutional resiliencies to drive or mitigate conflict, and by forecasting how conflict dynamics might evolve in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA613302

Entities

People

  • Julia Mcquaid
  • Patricio Asfura-heim

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Insurgency
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design