• Rebel governance? A literature review of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province 

      Hassan, Idayat (NUPI Working Paper;897, Research report, 2022)
      The literature on rebel governance has fundamentally challenged the idea that ‘governance’ is the sole prerogative of ‘government’. Despite important advances over the past decade, studies have largely addressed rebel ...
    • Reviewing Jihadist Governance in the Sahel 

      Rupesinghe, Natasja; Naghizadeh, Mikael Hiberg; Cohen, Corentin (NUPI Working Paper;894, Research report, 2021)
      The ways in which jihadist insurgents in the Sahel govern is rarely considered in the academic literature. They have often been portrayed as ‘Islamic terrorists’, who achieve their objectives by using brutal force against ...