The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria: Beyond News and Rumours
Omotola, J. Shola, Oyewole, Samuel
商品描述
Providing unique perspectives on one of the leading hotspots of kidnapping in the world, this book examines the political and socioeconomic dimensions of the causes, manifestations, and consequences of kidnapping in Nigeria, as well as some of the control measures that have been adopted at different levels of governance and their effectiveness.
The topics covered in the volume include details on the framework of understanding kidnapping, the evolution of kidnapping from pre-colonial to post-colonial eras, and the relationship between ungoverned spaces and kidnapping in the country. The book further sheds light on kidnapping in the context of insurgent campaigns, with insights into oil-related militancy in the Niger Delta region, with the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency and terrorism in the Northern region of Nigeria. It discusses non-insurgent kidnapping, situating kidnapping in the contexts of banditry, ransoming, ritualism, baby factory, and human trafficking. Additionally, the volume analyses the emerging gender and transnational frontiers of kidnapping in Nigeria. Expanding the discussion on state responses, this book also looks into responses of non-state actors to kidnapping as well as negotiations in hostage crisis management. Finally, it examines other unique subjects, such as media coverage of kidnapping, and the consequences for Nigeria's international image.
The book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of political science, international relations, economics, sociology, history, law and business management in general, as well as African studies, security studies, criminology, peace and conflict studies, and geography and area studies. It will also be helpful for public policy-makers, African security experts and professionals, as well as business managers, risk analysists and insurance industry that are interested in a better understanding of kidnapping and associated political, social, economic, and security dynamics in Nigeria and beyond.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本書提供了對尼日利亞作為全球領先的綁架熱點之一的獨特觀點，探討了尼日利亞綁架問題的政治和社會經濟因素，以及不同層級治理措施的成因、表現和後果，以及其有效性。
本書涵蓋的主題包括對綁架的理解框架的細節，從前殖民時代到後殖民時代的綁架演變，以及無政府空間與尼日利亞綁架之間的關係。本書進一步闡明了綁架在叛亂活動背景下的情況，深入探討了尼日爾三角洲地區的與石油有關的武裝分子活動，以及尼日利亞北部地區的伊斯蘭主義博科聖地叛亂和恐怖主義。它還討論了非叛亂性綁架，將綁架置於強盜、贖金、儀式主義、嬰兒工廠和人口販運的背景下。此外，本書還分析了尼日利亞綁架的新興性別和跨國界面向。擴大對國家應對的討論，本書還探討了非國家行為者對綁架的應對，以及在人質危機管理中的談判。最後，它還探討了其他獨特的主題，如綁架的媒體報導以及對尼日利亞國際形象的影響。
本書將吸引政治學、國際關係、經濟學、社會學、歷史學、法學和商業管理等領域的學生、學者和研究人員，以及非洲研究、安全研究、犯罪學、和平與衝突研究、地理和區域研究等領域的學者。對於公共政策制定者、非洲安全專家和專業人士，以及對尼日利亞和其他地區的綁架及相關政治、社會、經濟和安全動態有興趣的企業經理、風險分析師和保險業界也將有所幫助。
作者簡介
J. Shola Omotola, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria. He is the holder of the 2023 Claude Ake Visiting Chair in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research (DPCR) and the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interests are in Comparative and African democratisation studies, oil and environmental politics in the Niger Delta, security and post-conflict peacebuilding, and development studies. His publications have appeared in many journals such as African Affairs, African Security Review, African Review, Africa Today, Afrrica Insight, African Sociological Review, African and Asian Studies, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Defense & Security Analysis, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of African Elections, GeoJournal, Representation, South African Journal of International Affairs, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Strategic Analysis, and Taiwan Journal of Democracy, among others. Prominent among his co/authored and co-edited books are the Nigeria's 2015 Elections: Continuity and Change in Electoral Democracy (Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 2017); The State in Contemporary Nigeria: Issues, Perspectives and Challenges (John Archers Publishers, Ibadan, 2015); Horror in Paradise: Frameworks for Understanding the Crises of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria (Carolina Academic Press, USA, 2014); The Legislature and Governance in Nigeria (John Archers Publishers, Ibadan, 2014).
Samuel Oyewole, PhD, is a lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria, and a post-doctoral research fellow at the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria, South Africa. His research interests cover African affairs, crisis management, development and security studies, and international relations. His articles have appeared in many journals, including Astropolitics, Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, African Security, African Security Review, African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review, Defense & Security Analysis, Defence Studies, Democracy and Security, Geojournal, Journal of Asian and African Studies, New Zealand International Review, Politikon, RUSI journal, South African Journal of International Affairs, Strategic Analysis, and Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. He co-edited Power Politics in Africa: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 2020); Boko Haram's Campaign of Terror in Nigeria: Context, Dimensions and Emerging Trajectories (Routledge, 2021); Armed Banditry in Nigeria: Evolution, Dynamics and Trajectories (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). His forthcoming book is titled Utilitarianism in Outer Space: Space Policy, Socioeconomic Development and Security Strategies in Nigeria and South Africa.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
J. Shola Omotola博士是尼日利亞奧耶-埃基提聯邦大學政治學教授。他擁有2023年克勞德·阿克訪問講座，該講座設於瑞典烏普薩拉大學和北歐非洲研究所的和平與衝突研究系。他的研究興趣包括比較和非洲民主化研究、尼日爾三角洲的石油和環境政治、安全和後衝突和平建設以及發展研究。他的著作發表在許多期刊上，包括《非洲事務》、《非洲安全評論》、《非洲評論》、《今日非洲》、《非洲洞察》、《非洲社會學評論》、《非洲和亞洲研究》、《英聯邦和比較政治》、《國防與安全分析》、《亞非研究期刊》、《非洲選舉期刊》、《地理期刊》、《代表》、《南非國際事務期刊》、《衝突與恐怖主義研究》、《戰略分析》和《台灣民主季刊》等。他合著和合編的重要書籍包括《尼日利亞2015年選舉：選舉民主的連續性和變革》（英國Palgrave Macmillan出版社，2017年）；《當代尼日利亞的國家：問題、觀點和挑戰》（約翰·阿奇爾出版社，伊巴丹，2015年）；《天堂中的恐怖：理解尼日利亞尼日爾三角洲地區危機的框架》（美國卡羅萊納學術出版社，2014年）；《尼日利亞的立法機構和治理》（約翰·阿奇爾出版社，伊巴丹，2014年）。
Samuel Oyewole博士是尼日利亞奧耶-埃基提聯邦大學政治學系講師，也是南非普利托利亞大學非洲研究中心的博士後研究員。他的研究興趣涵蓋非洲事務、危機管理、發展和安全研究以及國際關係。他的文章發表在許多期刊上，包括《星際政治學》、《澳大利亞海事與海洋事務期刊》、《非洲安全》、《非洲安全評論》、《非洲衝突與和平建設評論》、《國防與安全分析》、《國防研究》、《民主與安全》、《地理期刊》、《亞非研究期刊》、《新西蘭國際評論》、《Politikon》、《RUSI期刊》、《南非國際事務期刊》、《戰略分析》和《衝突與恐怖主義研究》。他合編的書籍包括《非洲的權力政治：尼日利亞和南非的比較研究》（劍橋學者出版社，2020年）；《博科聖地在尼日利亞的恐怖活動：背景、維度和新興趨勢》（Routledge，2021年）；《尼日利亞的武裝土匪：演變、動態和趨勢》（英國Palgrave Macmillan出版社，2024年）。他即將出版的書籍名為《外太空中的功利主義：尼日利亞和南非的太空政策、社經發展和安全策略》。
