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How vulnerable is Nigeria to Islam extremism?

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  • Additional Information
    • Contributors:
      Gregg, Heather S.; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.).; Defense Analysis (DA); Piombo, Jessica
    • Publication Information:
      Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
    • Publication Date:
      2011
    • Collection:
      Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun
    • Abstract:
      This thesis investigates the conditions under which a society endorses or is compliant with extremist ideology. Using social movement theory and literature on drivers of violent extremism, the thesis focuses specifically on the potential for religious extremism in Nigeria. Nigeria is particularly important because it is the most populated country in sub-Saharan Africa and it is where both Christianity and Islam, the world's two largest religions, converge. Nigeria also illustrates one of the clearest examples of religion being used politically and the potential for extremism that this presents. Examining Nigeria will test the specific conditions that make a state vulnerable to extremist ideology and offer insights into reducing the expansion of extremist religious groups within similar societies. ; Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. ; http://archive.org/details/howvulnerableisn109455646
    • File Description:
      xii, 61 p.; application/pdf
    • Relation:
      743308758; https://hdl.handle.net/10945/5646
    • Online Access:
      https://hdl.handle.net/10945/5646
    • Rights:
      This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.48D5F5A1