Overview
- Addresses the set of challenges that Africa has been facing with a more comprehensive approach
- Reflects on topics that are usually studied separately: security related issues, development and technology
- Provides case studies from Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Ghana, or Mozambique and the Sahel region
Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)
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Keywords
- insurgency
- cyber security
- development
- terrorist activities
- security studies
About this book
Acts of terrorism and forms of counter-terrorism have been evolving for quite a long time. Although we have been living with these phenomena for centuries, they have only recently become part of the daily lives of many in the West since the dawn of the millennium. In some countries, they have become so prevalent that they shape the daily lives and habits of citizens. For these reasons, it is of utmost importance for all of us to understand the root causes, the drives and the motives behind terrorist activities, preferably even before they can materialize. In this challenge, counter-terrorism activities play a crucial role. In this book, contributors from various disciplines discuss terrorism and counter-terrorism on the African continent through case studies from Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Ghana, or Mozambique and the Sahel region. In addition to analysis, they offer possible steps for improving the situation.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
János Besenyő is Full Professor at the Doctoral School on Safety and Security Sciences at Óbuda University, Hungary and Head of the Africa Research Institute.
Moses B. Khanyile is the Director of the Centre for Military Studies, Faculty of Military Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
David Vogel is Senior Research Fellow and founding member and Deputy Head of the Africa Research Institute of the Doctoral School on Safety and Security Sciences at Óbuda University, Hungary.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa
Editors: János Besenyő, Moses B. Khanyile, David Vogel
Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-56672-1Due: 01 August 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-56675-2Due: 01 August 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-56673-8Due: 01 August 2024
Series ISSN: 2634-5773
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 292
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations