ISIS and Al-Qaeda as strategies and political imaginaries in Africa: a comparison between Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

By analysing Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, this article argues that ascriptions to international jihadist brands are linked to local movements’ political economy and geopolitical imaginaries, and, therefore, driven more by contingent strategic considerations rather than by ideologi...

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Authors: Raineri, Luca 1984- (Author) ; Martini, Alice 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017
In: Civil wars
Year: 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 425-447
Further subjects:B Militancy
B Socioeconomic change
B Terrorism
B Islam
B Violence
B Dschihadismus
B Africa
B Strategy
B Politics
B Acquisition of territory
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