Religious Violence and Democracy in Niger

ABSTRACT Deadly attacks on Christians and mounting resistance to secularism in Niger raise the question of whether the Muslim-majority country is turning away from democracy and toward a repressive form of Shari'a law. I argue that religious extremism in Niger has largely external roots and tha...

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Veröffentlicht in:African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review. in. - Indiana University Press, 2011. - 6(2016), 1, Seite 89-104
1. Verfasser: Mueller, Lisa (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review. in
Schlagworte:Religion democracy violence terrorism Niger Political science Law Behavioral sciences