RT Book
T1 Traditional authority and security in contemporary Nigeria
T2 Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa
JF Routledge studies in peace, conflict and security in Africa
A2 Ehrhardt, David 1982-
A2 Alao, David Oladimeji
A2 Umar, Muhammad Sani 1960-
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1858359511
AB "Exploring the contentious landscape of Nigeria's escalating violence, this book describes the changing roles of traditional authorities in combatting contemporary security challenges. Set against a backdrop of widespread security threats - including insurgency, land disputes, communal violence, regional independence movements, and widespread criminal activities - perhaps more than ever before, Nigeria's conventional security infrastructure seems ill-equipped for the job. This book offers a fresh, empirical analysis of the roles of traditional authorities - including kings, Ezes, Obas and Emirs - who are often hailed as potent alternatives to the state in security governance. It complicates the assumption that these traditional leaders, by virtue of their customary legitimacy and popular roots, are singularly effective in preventing and managing violence. Instead, in exploring their creative adaptation to governance roles after a dramatic postcolonial downturn, this book argues that traditional leaders can augment, but not substitute, the state in addressing insecurity. This book's in-depth analysis will be of interest to researchers and policy makers across African and security studies, political science, anthropology, and development"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN DT515.8
SN 9781032550190
SN 9781032550268
K1 National Security : Nigeria
K1 Chiefdoms : Nigeria
K1 Nigeria : Politics and government : 21st century