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Terrorism, politics, and human rights advocacy : the #BringBackOurGirls movement / Temitope B. Oriola.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oriola, Temitope B., author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in African politics and international relations.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in African politics and international relations
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boko Haram.
- Schoolgirls--Crimes against--Nigeria.
- Schoolgirls.
- Kidnapping victims--Nigeria.
- Kidnapping victims.
- Women--Nigeria--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 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 #BBOG, members' social positionality, and politics
- 5 Outcomes of the #BringBackOurGirls movement
- 6 Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2024.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 19, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 0-19-888698-5
- 0-19-199455-3
- OCLC:
- 1422578473
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