Beyond tweets and screams: action for empowerment and accountability in nigeria – the case of the #bbog movement
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BEYOND TWEETS AND SCREAMS: ACTION FOR EMPOWERMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN NIGERIA – THE CASE OF THE #BBOG MOVEMENT An in-depth analysis of the case of the Bring Back Our Girls (#BBOG) movement
in Nigeria CONTENTS * Abstract * Citation * Link ABSTRACT This paper explores the nature, role and dynamics of new forms of social and political action as pathways to empowerment and
accountability in fragile conflict- and violence-affected settings in Africa. Through an in-depth analysis of the case of the Bring Back Our Girls (#BBOG) movement in Nigeria and a
multi-methods approach, the paper provides new knowledge that addresses evidence gaps in the following areas: * the multiple ways through which social and political action play out in
fragile, conflict- and violence-affected settings; * whether the conditions in which new forms of social and political action applicable to fragile, conflict- and violence-affected settings
– the settings most dominant in African countries – emerge as currently projected in the literature; * whether these social and political actions necessarily produce accountability and
empowerment in fragile, conflict- and violence-affected settings. Although often expressed as contentious and/or unruly politics, experiences from the BBOG movement suggest that the new
forms of social and political action possess a wide range of implications for citizen action and governance, including leading to multiple forms of empowerment in fragile settings. This work
is part of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) programme CITATION Aina,T.A.; Atela, M.; Ojebode, A.; Dayil, P. and Aremu, F. (2019) Beyond Tweets and Screams: Action for
Empowerment and Accountability in Nigeria – The Case of the #BBOG Movement, IDS Working Paper 529, Brighton: IDS LINK Beyond Tweets and Screams: Action for Empowerment and Accountability in
Nigeria – The Case of the #BBOG Movement UPDATES TO THIS PAGE Published 27 February 2020 Contents