This review essay provides an analysis of three very different publications about one of the deadliest and most complex jihadi‐Salafi organizations in the world today: Nigeria‐based Boko Haram. The essay discusses how the debate around the origins, appeal, and doctrine of Boko Haram and its internal and external structure – a debate dominated by visions rooted in US counter‐terrorism paradigms – will be greatly refreshed by the significant amount of new data and interesting reflections proposed and examined in the three books. Finally, the essay proposes that academics and analysts who focus on Boko Haram should aim to overcome disciplinary boundaries and research compartmentalization in order to develop an effective and all‐encompassing level of knowledge about this organization and the related insurgency.

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博科圣地

这篇评论文章对三种截然不同的出版物进行了分析，这些出版物涉及当今世界上最致命，最复杂的圣战组织-萨拉戈组织。这篇文章讨论了关于博科圣地及其起源和吸引力，其内部和外部结构的争论-以美国反恐范式为基础的远见占主导地位的辩论-将因大量的新数据和有趣的内容而大为振奋。在三本书中提出并审查了一些思考。最后，本文建议专注于博科圣地的学者和分析人员应着眼于克服学科界限和研究隔离，以发展有关该组织和相关叛乱活动的有效而全面的知识水平。