Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity

This paper examines the forces that have animated insecurity in Africa/Nigeria via the instrumentality of religious fundamentalism. Drawing data mainly from secondary sources, and leaning on social contract theoretical framework, it argues that contrary to the conventional wisdom that Boko-Harm-styl...

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Autores principales:	Adeniyi S. Basiru, Adeyinka Olasoko, Olusesan Osunkoya
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Publicado:	UUM Press 2016
Materias:	quadrilemma globalization the state security decolonization legitimacy International relations JZ2-6530
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0cf6a9bbee3c47d49c7e820bdc9f438d2021-11-21T01:47:17ZNigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity10.32890/jis2016.12.101823-691Xhttps://doaj.org/article/0cf6a9bbee3c47d49c7e820bdc9f438d2016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/jis2016.12.10https://doaj.org/toc/1823-691XThis paper examines the forces that have animated insecurity in Africa/Nigeria via the instrumentality of religious fundamentalism. Drawing data mainly from secondary sources, and leaning on social contract theoretical framework, it argues that contrary to the conventional wisdom that Boko-Harm-styled insecurity in Nigeria is fuelled by religious fundamentalism, the real force lies in neo-imperialism masquerading as globalization.To be sure, this global phenomenon though the mechanism of market reforms has further delegitimized and deconstructed the state in Africa. Put differently, it has alienated the state not only from itself but has also succeeded in alienating it from the citizens. With the alienation of the Leviathan from the society, sub-state actors step in to fill the vacuum. This is where ethnic and religious militias come into the picture.The paper submits that remediation lies in the decolonization and the restructuring of the state via the instrumentality of process-led constitution-making. Adeniyi S. BasiruAdeyinka OlasokoOlusesan OsunkoyaUUM Pressarticlequadrilemmaglobalizationthe statesecuritydecolonizationlegitimacyInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENJournal of International Studies, Vol 12, Pp 145-160 (2016)
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spellingShingle	quadrilemma globalization the state security decolonization legitimacy International relations JZ2-6530 Adeniyi S. Basiru Adeyinka Olasoko Olusesan Osunkoya Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity
description	This paper examines the forces that have animated insecurity in Africa/Nigeria via the instrumentality of religious fundamentalism. Drawing data mainly from secondary sources, and leaning on social contract theoretical framework, it argues that contrary to the conventional wisdom that Boko-Harm-styled insecurity in Nigeria is fuelled by religious fundamentalism, the real force lies in neo-imperialism masquerading as globalization.To be sure, this global phenomenon though the mechanism of market reforms has further delegitimized and deconstructed the state in Africa. Put differently, it has alienated the state not only from itself but has also succeeded in alienating it from the citizens. With the alienation of the Leviathan from the society, sub-state actors step in to fill the vacuum. This is where ethnic and religious militias come into the picture.The paper submits that remediation lies in the decolonization and the restructuring of the state via the instrumentality of process-led constitution-making.
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author	Adeniyi S. Basiru Adeyinka Olasoko Olusesan Osunkoya
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title	Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity
title_short	Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity
title_full	Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity
title_fullStr	Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity
title_full_unstemmed	Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity
title_sort	nigeria’s ‘quadrilemma’: globalization, state delegitimization, religious fundamentalism and insecurity
publisher	UUM Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/0cf6a9bbee3c47d49c7e820bdc9f438d
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Nigeria’s ‘Quadrilemma’: Globalization, State Delegitimization, Religious Fundamentalism and Insecurity

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