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Transforming Pacifists into Warmongers? Separatist Movement, State Repression, and the Politics of Framing Terrorism in Nigeria: Evidence from IPOB and Yoruba Nation’s Freedom Frontiers

Transforming Pacifists into Warmongers? Separatist Movement, State Repression, and the Politics... Abstract While the post-9/11 event has animated how state actors frame terrorism, contemporary studies have failed to address the politics inherent in proscribing, repressing, and labeling separatist movements as terrorists. This paper explores the politics of framing terrorism using the contemporary self-determination struggles advanced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Yoruba Nation’s freedom frontiers. The study proposes a United Nations-coordinated global framework for regulating and evaluating states’ activities in identifying specific groups as terrorists. Taking such a stance would prevent aggrieved agitators from being persecuted by the state in the name of terror. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Security Research Taylor & Francis

Transforming Pacifists into Warmongers? Separatist Movement, State Repression, and the Politics of Framing Terrorism in Nigeria: Evidence from IPOB and Yoruba Nation’s Freedom Frontiers

Journal of Applied Security Research , Volume OnlineFirst: 36 – Mar 15, 2023
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Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
ISSN
1936-1629
eISSN
1936-1610
DOI
10.1080/19361610.2023.2189867
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Abstract

Abstract While the post-9/11 event has animated how state actors frame terrorism, contemporary studies have failed to address the politics inherent in proscribing, repressing, and labeling separatist movements as terrorists. This paper explores the politics of framing terrorism using the contemporary self-determination struggles advanced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Yoruba Nation’s freedom frontiers. The study proposes a United Nations-coordinated global framework for regulating and evaluating states’ activities in identifying specific groups as terrorists. Taking such a stance would prevent aggrieved agitators from being persecuted by the state in the name of terror.

Journal

Journal of Applied Security ResearchTaylor & Francis

Published: Mar 15, 2023

Keywords: Separatist movement; self-determination; state repression; IPOB; terrorism; Biafra; Yoruba nation; Nigeria; Proscription regime

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