
Emeka Thaddues NjokuUniversity of Birmingham · Department of International Development
Emeka Thaddues Njoku
PhD in Political Science
Researching global counter-terrorism norms and their impact on the spaces and agency of CSOs
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Introduction
Emeka Thaddues Njoku's research focuses on global counter-terrorism norms and their impact on the spaces and agency of civil society organizations, as well as the gendered and sexual consequences of counter-terrorism laws, policies, and practices. My research has received funding from the British Academy, ACLS, SSRC etc.
My research has been published in International Affairs, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Voluntas, Development Policy Review, etc.
Additional affiliations
December 2019 - March 2020
University of Ibadan Distance Learning Centre
Position
- Lecturer
Description
- 1. Assist in teaching political science courses 2. Supervising undergraduate students projects
August 2016 - December 2018
University of Ibadan Distance Learning Centre
Position
- Learner Support
Description
- 1. Assist in teaching political science courses 2. Supervising undergraduate students projects
July 2012 - present
University of Ibadan Distance Learning Centre
Position
- Academic Advisor
Description
- Teaching undergraduate courses (On-line Real time & Face-to-Face in the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan Distance Learning Centre (UI-DLC). Supervision of undergraduate projects in the Department of Political Science (UI-DLC)
Education
April 2011 - March 2019
University of Ibadan
Field of study
- Political Science
September 2008 - September 2010
September 2001 - December 2005
Publications
Publications (51)
After more than 20 years of research, it is well established thatstates used counter-terrorism measures (CTMs) to close civicspaces for civil society under the pretext of curbing terrorism.However, the specific mechanisms by which these occur, or theresponses of civil society organizations (CSOs), remain hard tograsp. Furthermore, scholars are yet...
What happens to knowledge production when African-based researchers studying intersections between terrorism and wartime sexual violence interrogate prevailing heteronormative socio-norms? As the influence of socio-political bias in reflexive methodology in international relations (IR) continued to be discussed, critics argue that reflexive discour...
Studies on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) emphasize the need for the integration of a victim-centered lens into Feminist International Relations (IR) frameworks on sexual violence victimization in conflict or war. However, our understanding of the perpetrator-centered lens is limited. Drawing from ethnographic accounts of Nigerian security...
This chapter examines the U.N. regime against the financing of terrorism by specifically understanding and discussing the roles (or not) of CSOs in the framing of these international counter-financial terrorism frameworks. Many scholarly conversations are huddled around domestic level exclusion and its effect on CSOs (Hayes, 2012; McCulloch and Pic...
As the silence of male CRSV victims continues to be debated, some argue that gender norms and a lack of agency contribute to the silence of victims, even as others assert that victims exercise agency by speaking selectively about their experiences. In northern Nigeria, the concept of kunya —a model for appropriate behaviour rooted in the importance...
Review
This review finds that the UK’s efforts made meaningful contributions to peacebuilding, but the results would be improved by a more reliable and long-term funding approach. We awarded a green-amber score overall and made six recommendations.
Findings
The UK government’s understanding of the conflicts it engages in is good, although limited...
Although there have been attempts to theorise state-Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) relations in the Counter-Terrorism (CT) context , including the "co-option and containment" and "duality of coercion" perspectives, these two-way articulations have failed to account for the range of strategic options open to the state in regulating CSOs. This st...
In understanding conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), the notion of how sexuality and sex are naturally linked to power is gaining traction in IR discourses. There is, however, little contextual or empirical evidence that accounts for the various forms of CRSV against men, or how offenders exploit power dynamics in conflict and post-conflict se...
How does shared identity between researcher and the researched influence trust-building for data generation and knowledge production? We reflect on this question based on two separate studies conducted by African-based researchers in sociology and political science in Nigeria. We advanced two interrelated positions. The first underscores the limits...
There are few theoretical and empirical researches on sexual fluidity and sexual victimization against men inside terrorist groups. Drawing from the case of Islamic terrorists group (Boko Haram), queer theory, and discursive accounts of male survivors, NGOs and security agents, I argue that Boko Haram’s rape of men and boys, whether collectively or...
While there is a growing interest in conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) against men, conceptual understanding and empirical knowledge are still inadequate. The notion of spiritual security is introduced in this article as an explanatory variable in CRSV, using survivors' discursive views of sexual violence victimizations in Nigeria's north-eas...
I argue that the epochal enthroning of 9/11 made the reading of terrorism in Africa among African-based researchers increasingly ahistorical and uncritical. Indeed, African-based voices have contributed to state-centred and state-controlled scholarship in terrorism studies. Critical engagements and research are few, and the prevalent information ab...
This book examines the intersection between national and international counter-terrorism policies and civil society in numerous national and regional contexts. The 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States in 2001 led to new waves of scholarship on the proliferation of terrorism and efforts to combat international terrorist groups, organizat...
This study advances the discourse on factors behind conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Focusing on terrorism-affected northeastern Nigeria, it argues that terrorism creates poor economic conditions that compel women and girls to engage in transactional sex in exchange for money, food, shelter, protection, and marriage, despite the risks of so...
While debates on the effects of the post-9/11 counterterrorism measures (CTMs) on civil society organizations (CSOs) exist, there is a paucity of data on how CTMs are shaping the spaces and actors of CSOs in Nigeria. Using a mixed-methods design, this article analyzes CSOs’ perceptions on the effects of counterterrorism financing measures, the coun...
How can neo-patrimonialism aid our understanding
of the materiality of counterterrorism and the expansion
of terrorism? While previous works on the growth of terrorism
have focused on issues such as the spread of radical religious ideology, US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA), and poverty, recent works have examined factors...
Structured Abstract Motivation:
The state-orientated service delivery role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in counter-terrorism measures (CTMs) has been discussed, but little is known about how these partnerships work in practice and how CSOs make sense of such partnerships and their implications. Purpose: Using the case of counter-terrorism...
This article examines the factors that influence the Nigerian government’s constraints of NGOs in counter-terrorism context, analysing whether NGO type, nature, areas of operation and size were determinant factors. Drawing from mixed-methods design, it argues that NGOs’ political advocacy, reporting of human rights abuses and monitoring the use of...
There is a dearth of studies on indirect victims of sexual violence in counter-terrorism efforts. Using Nigeria as a case study, this paper argues that global and state-level counter-terrorism policies have generally failed to account for the psychological effects of the engagement of female NGO workers in counter-terrorism operations or mitigating...
The case study reflects the methodological core of my doctoral thesis. The research examines the interface between counter-terrorism measures of the Nigerian government and civil society organizations in the country. The study shows that the implementation of counter-terrorism measures of the Nigerian government is impinging on the operational capa...
This article examines the sociopolitical factors that influenced the framing of counterterrorism measures (CTMs) in Nigeria. It argues that the government strategically excluded civil society organizations CSOs from participating in the process of formulating CTMs. Thus, this situation renders CSOs without agency in the making of CTMs and their leg...
There are emergent interests on the dynamics of counter-terrorism measures (CTMs) at global, regional and national levels, particularly with respect to how CTMs intersect with and shape state–civil society relations. Using a descriptive research design, this study examines how the implementation of CTMs influences the dynamics of state–civil societ...
The last decade has witnessed significance rise in terrorism related violence in Northern Nigeria. Much of the violence has been driven by the activities of the Jama ‘atul Alhul Sunnah Lidda ‘wati wal Jihad, popularly Known as Boko Haram, an Islamic sect that was established earlier in 1995. Since then, a large amount of scholarly works have been p...
While the politics of the domestication of counter-terrorism laws and policies in Africa has been widely discussed, a critical analysis of the contents of these legislation and security frameworks, and the method of its implementation has not attracted similar attention. Through an empirical study, this chapter examines the nature of the Nigerian c...
The failure of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa to engage the
state on issues of security and development has been traced to ideological
weakness, radicalization of CSOs and hijack of popular resistance by
militant groups. However, there is a dearth of research on how global
trends in international development assistance are contributin...
There are emergent interests on the dynamics of Counter-Terrorism Measures (CTMs) at global, regional and national levels, particularly with respect to how CTMs intersect and shape state-civil society relations. This study examined the effects of CTMs on the capacity of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to act as a check on the Nigerian state. Fin...
There is currently no international agreement on a universal and comprehensive definition of terrorism and many are the problems that emerge when trying to define this phenomenon. In fact, all definitions given so far, for example by international organizations, are considered flawed in some way. These problems rise from the fact that the term is u...
Arguably, religious extremism is a major derivative of terrorism in the contemporary world. In Nigeria, the two major dominant religious groups in the country, Islam and Christianity are the principal actors. Religious antagonism among these two ascendant religions is without any reservation one of the major political issues that confronts the Nige...
Terrorism is today one of the most serious and visible threats to security of mankind and all efforts of the United Nations (UN) to curb the threat has been anything but successful. Since September 11, 2001 terrorists attack on the United States (US), the United Nations adopted strong measures aimed at reducing the activities of terrorists. However...