Morten Bøås is a research professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in west-central Africa, and published articles in (among others) the Journal of Modern African Studies, Africa Spectrum, Politique Africaine, Third World Quarterly, the Journal of Intervention & Statebuilding, Global Governance, Globalizations, and the European Journal of Development Research. His books include The Politics of Conflict Economies: Miners, Merchants and Warriors in the African Boderland, London: Routledge, 2015 and (with Kevin Dunn) The Politics of Origin in Africa: Autochthony, Citizenship and Conflict, London: Zed Books, 2013.
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Published in: openSecurityCentral African Republic: the long and winding roadThe good news is that the violent factions in the Central African Republic have agreed to ban child soldiering. The...
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Published in: openSecurityFear, rumours and violence: Boko Haram’s asymmetrical warfareWhile the global media were transfixed by the Islamist killings in Paris, Boko Haram was engaging in further...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Nigerian state: no match for Boko Haram?The latest Boko Haram atrocity in Nigeria will not be the last. The incapacity of the state and looming elections...
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Published in: openSecurityCentral African Republic: history of a collapse foretold?Political instability and administrative weakness have been permanent features of the Central African Republic since...
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Published in: HomeNigeria: the challenge of “Boko Haram II”The radical Islamist group Boko Haram poses an increasing threat to the Nigerian state in the country’s north. How...