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Ranging from Boko Haram to the war in the Central African Republic, insecurity forms a major factor among societies in the Lake Chad Basin (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Niger, Nigeria, Chad). Marred by conflict and violence, these territories are difficult to access and not well-known, so they tend to be out of reach for scholarly study and development programs. The long-term and in-depth field studies that this volume presents offer a window on conflict analysis based on insights into local dynamics and the lived world of the people themselves.
“Despite being a center of the revolutionary Islamic movement Boko Haram and a key location in trans-Saharan trading networks, relatively little information is available in English on the Lake Chad Basin. This important collection of essays provides much-needed local perspectives about the impact of armed conflict and the influence of the past on the present in this region… This is necessary reading for anyone seeking to better understand the dynamics of social and political change in this region.”
Choice Essential. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals.
Emmanuel Chauvin is a geographer, lecturer at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès and at the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Solidarity, Societies, Territories (UMR LISST,France).
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Introduction: Conflicts, Violence and Risk in the Lake Chad Basin
Emmanuel Chauvin, Olivier Langlois, Christian Seignobos and Catherine Baroin
Part I: Insecurity and Its History
Chapter 1. Is History Repeating Itself? Boko Haram and Hamman Yaji
Walter E.A. van Beek and Melchisedek Chétima
Chapter 2. The Roots of the Jihadist Sedition Boko Haram: Why in Bornu?
Christian Seignobos
Chapter 3. Toponymy in the Mandara Mountains: Traces of an Insecure History
Gigla Garakcheme
Chapter 4. Ancient Insecurity in the South of the Lake Chad Basin: The Glimmers of Archaeology
Olivier Langlois
Chapter 5. Adaptations of Transhumant Herders to Insecurity: The Trajectory of the Batha Arabs (Chad) since 1966
Dangbet Zakinet
Chapter 6. Lake Fitri (Chad) in the Face of Rising Insecurity: Rethinking the Governance of a Wetland with a Strong Local Power
Christine Raimond, Audrey Mbagogo, Robert Madjigoto and Dangbet Zakinet
Part II: Resources and Insecurities: Reciprocal Influences
Chapter 7. Insecurity in Lake Chad: Environment and Conflicts
Géraud Magrin and Jacques Lemoalle
Chapter 8. Boko Haram: Revealing Land Insecurity around Lake Chad?
Charline Rangé
Chapter 9. Boko Haram, Forced Migrants and Economic Consequences in Eastern Niger
Hadiza Kiari Fougou
Chapter 10. Cows of War, Cows of Peace (Central Adamawa, Central African Republic)
Jean Boutrais
Chapter 11. Can One Still Be a Pastoralist in the Central African Republic? Answers from the Batangafo Region (Ouham)
Lise Archambaud, Ibrahim Tidjani and Benoît Lallau
Chapter 12. Insecurity and Rumour around Gold Rushes: The Difficulties of Distance Research in the Nigérien Sahara
Laurent Gagnol, Emmanuel Grégoire and Boukari (Aboubacar) Ahmed
Part III: Insecurity, State and Power
Chapter 13. Profitable Failure: Migration Policies in Niger
Julien Brachet
Chapter 14. Popular Political Engagement in Online Chad
Mirjam de Bruijn
Chapter 15. Water and Forestry Department: Perpetrators of Insecurity in Rural Chad?
Ronan Mugelé
Chapter 16. The N’Guéli Bridge as a Space of Insecurity: A Case of Militarized Governance in Chad
Alessio Iocchi
Chapter 17. Resilience and ‘Miracle’ in Times of Crisis in Borno: The Case of Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area in Nigeria
Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos
Chapter 18. A Brotherhood against Boko Haram: The Kotoko Hunters in North Cameroon (Logone-et-Chari)
Mahamat Adam
Chapter 19. Morality and Violence in Desert Societies
Catherine Baroin
Conclusion: A Local Interpretation of Insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin
Emmanuel Chauvin
Index