Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria: Man, the state, and the international system

African Security Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 24-39

  Onapajo, Hakeem ^a   Uzodike, Ufo Okeke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boko Haram; Individual; International system; Levels of analysis; State

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865434641     PISSN: 10246029     EISSN: 21540128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2012.687693     Document Type: Article

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