Oshita / Alumona / Onuoha Internal Security Management in Nigeria

Perspectives, Challenges and Lessons
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-1382-15-4
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 673 Seiten, eBook

This book explores the disturbing dimensions of the problem of insecurity in Nigeria, such as herdsmen violence, the Boko Haram insurgency, cybercrime, militancy in the Niger Delta, communal conflict and violence, as well as police corruption. It offers a comprehensive discussion of the theoretical foundations of internal security, the threats to internal security, the role of formal and informal agencies in internal security management and the challenges of internal security management.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oshita, Oshita O.

Alumona, Ikenna Mike

Onuoha, Freedom Chukwudi

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
: Understanding the Crisis of Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Section One: Theoretical Perspectives
.-
Chapter 1
Theoretical issues in Internal Security Management in Nigeria: An Overview.-
Chapter 2
The State and Internal Security Management in Nigeria: A Theoretical Perspective.-
Chapter 3
A Historical Perspective of Nigeria’s Internal Security since 1999.-
Section Two: Threats to Internal Security in Nigeria
.-
Chapter 4
The Phenomenon of Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria.-
Chapter 5
Herdsmen Violence in Nigeria.-
Chapter 6
Re-examining Communal Conflicts in Central Nigeria: A Political Ecology Perspective.-
Chapter 7
Youth Militancy in the Niger Delta Region.-
Chapter 8
Unemployment, Migration and Cyber Criminality in Nigeria.-
Chapter 9
The Challenges of Environmental Insecurity in Nigeria.-
Chapter 10
Crimes and Internal Security in Nigeria.-
Chapter 11
The Evolving Threat of Kidnapping for Ransom in Nigeria.-
Chapter 12
The Emerging Culture of (Un)armed Violence by Legal/Illegal Revenue Collectors in Urban Cities in Nigeria: Evidence from Enugu State.-
Chapter 13
Porous Borders and Human Trafficking in Nigeria.-
Chapter 14
Arms Proliferation, Boko Haram Extremism and Insecurity in Nigeria.-
Chapter 15
Police Corruption and Internal Security in Nigeria.-
Chapter 16
Dimensions and Manifestations of Spiritual Threats and Insecurity in Contemporary Nigeria.-
Section Three: Formal and Informal Agencies and the Management of Internal Security in Nigeria
.-
Chapter 17
The Nigerian Army and Internal Security Operations in the Fourth Republic.-
Chapter 18
Military Joint Task Force and the Challenges of Internal Security Operations in Nigeria: The Plateau State Experience.-
Chapter 19
The Nigerian Police and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 20
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 21
The Nigerian Immigration Service and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 22
Nigerian Prisons Service and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 23
Non-State Actors and Internal Security Management in Nigeria: The Case of Private Security Companies.-
Chapter 24
Non State Actors and Internal Security Management in Nigeria: The Case of Vigilante Groups.-
Section Four: Challenges of Internal Security Management in Nigeria
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Chapter 25
The Nigerian Project and the Quest for Sustainable National Security.-
Chapter 26
The Political Economy of Security Votes and internal security management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 27
Nigeria’s Changing Security Matrix and Management of Insecurity.-
Chapter 28
Security Funding, Accountability and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 29
Social (in)security and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 30
Gender and Nigeria’s Internal Security Management.-
Chapter 31
Youth and Nigeria’s Internal Security Management.-
Chapter 32
The African – European Union Partnership on Peace and Security and Internal Security Management in Nigeria.-
Chapter 33
Internal Security Threats and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria: Implications and Policy Options.-
Chapter 34
The Political Economy of Security Votes and internal security management.-
Chapter 35
Conclusion: Rethinking Nigeria’s Internal Security Architecture.

Über Autor(innen)

Oshita Osang Oshita
is a Professor of Peace and Development Studies and former Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria.
Ikenna Mike Alumona
is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Acting Head of Department at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Freedom Chukwudi Onuoha
is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the Coordinator of the Security, Violence and Conflict (SVC) Research Group at the University.