‘We Are after Ideals’: A Critical Analysis of Ideology in the Tweets by Boko Haram

‘We Are after Ideals’: A Critical Analysis of Ideology in the Tweets by Boko Haram

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This study critically examines the influence and power of ideology in the activities of Boko Haram – an Islamic radical group that claims responsibility for several bombing attacks in northern Nigeria. Data comprise tweets and retweets presumably produced by members of this group in their effort to promote their ideological stance and mobilize followers. Discursive content of the tweets show...
 
Published at Global Media Journal African Edition
Volume 8
Issue 2
Pages 318-346
Published in 2014
 
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Innocent Chiluwa & Esther Ajiboye
Ajiboye Esther » My teaching and research explore the potentials and implications of identified social, political, and digital communication practices. Its scope generally includes: social media communication on terrorism, secession, and other socio-political crises in sub-Saharan Africa; political communication; identity construction and negotiation; and online deception. view full profile
Esther Ajiboye
 
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