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Feb
11
2015

ISITA Symposium: A Review of the Boko Haram Crisis on the Eve of the Nigerian Elections

When: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: 620 Library Place, Seminar Room, 620 Library Place , Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Program of African Studies   (847) 491-7323

Group: Program of African Studies

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:

Sponsored by: The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) and the Program of African Studies

Featuring presentations by:

Ibrahim Hassan, religious studies, University of Jos and Fulbright African Research Scholar, ISITA/PAS: “Local Perspectives on the Factors that Influenced the Rise and Development of Boko Haram”


Richard Joseph, political science, Northwestern University: "Islamism, Jihadism, and Nigerian Democracy"


Brandon Kendhammer, political science, Ohio University: “Boko Haram in 2015: Turning Point or Tipping Point?”

Rotimi Suberu, political science, Bennington University: “Boko Haram, the 2015 Elections and the Future of Nigerian Federalism."

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