Terrorism, Politics, and Human Rights Advocacy - The #Bringbackourgirls Movement

Terrorism, Politics, and Human Rights Advocacy provides an analysis of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, a coalition of elite women and middle-class allies advocating for the rescue of over 200 high school girls from Chibok, Nigeria, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. The movement is a global leader in the 'lives matter' advocacy.

List of contents

• 1: Boko Haram and the Chibok kidnapping


• 2: "The fight for the soul of Nigeria and the world": The #BringBackOurGirls movement


• 3: Framing of the #BringBackOurGirls movement: Lessons for grassroots advocacy


• 4: The BBOG, members' social positionality, and toxic politics


• 5: Outcomes of the #BringBackOurGirls movement


• 6: Conclusion

About the author

Temitope B. Oriola is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of Alberta, Canada. A recipient of the Governor General of Canada Academic Gold Medal, Oriola is the author of Criminal resistance? The politics of kidnapping oil workers (Routledge, 2013), one of a handful of book-length sociological investigations of political kidnapping in the English language. His research focuses on terrorism studies, insurgencies, and police use of force. A decorated researcher and teacher, Oriola is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Carnegie fellowship, President of the Canadian Sociological Association, and recipient of the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations Distinguished Academic Award. He is on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and former special adviser to the Government of Alberta on Police Act Review. He is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal.

Summary

Terrorism, Politics, and Human Rights Advocacy provides an analysis of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, a coalition of elite women and middle-class allies advocating for the rescue of over 200 high school girls from Chibok, Nigeria, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. The movement is a global leader in the 'lives matter' advocacy.

Product details

• Authors: Temitope Oriola, Temitope (Professor of Criminology & Socio Oriola, Temitope B. Oriola, Temitope B. (Professor of Criminology & So Oriola, Oriola Temitope B.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2024
• EAN: 9780198886976
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888697-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Oxford Studies In African Politics And International Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, International Relations, Terrorism, armed struggle, Gender studies: women, Civil rights & citizenship, Gender studies: women and girls, Human rights, civil rights