James Gow is Professor of International Peace and Security at King's College London. He is the co-editor of the Routledge Contemporary Security Studies book series.Funmi Olonisakin is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group at King's College London.Ernst Dijxhoorn is a member of the War Crimes Research Group in the Department of War Studies at King's College London.

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• 1. Introduction: Militancy and Violence in West Africa, James Gow and ‘Funmi Olonisakin 2. Religion, Radicalization and Violence, Abdullah al-Saud and James Gow 3. Islamic Radicalization and Violence in Nigeria, Abiodun Alao 4. Islamic Radicalization and Violence in Ghana, Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah 5. Islamic Radicalisation and Violence in Liberia, Thomas Jaye and Abiodun Alao 6. Religious Militancy and Violence in West Africa: A Study of Islam in Sierra Leone, Kevin A. O’Brien and Ismail Rashid 7. Beyond Anglophone West Africa: Endemic Conflicts and Now Islamic Radicalism, Ernst Dijxhoorn and Boubacar N’Diaye 8. The Regional and International Implications of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in West Africa, Olawale Ismail

James Gow is Professor of International Peace and Security at King's College London. He is the co-editor of the Routledge Contemporary Security Studies book series.Funmi Olonisakin is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group at King's College London.Ernst Dijxhoorn is a member of the War Crimes Research Group in the Department of War Studies at King's College London.

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• 1. Introduction: Militancy and Violence in West Africa, James Gow and ‘Funmi Olonisakin 2. Religion, Radicalization and Violence, Abdullah al-Saud and James Gow 3. Islamic Radicalization and Violence in Nigeria, Abiodun Alao 4. Islamic Radicalization and Violence in Ghana, Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah 5. Islamic Radicalisation and Violence in Liberia, Thomas Jaye and Abiodun Alao 6. Religious Militancy and Violence in West Africa: A Study of Islam in Sierra Leone, Kevin A. O’Brien and Ismail Rashid 7. Beyond Anglophone West Africa: Endemic Conflicts and Now Islamic Radicalism, Ernst Dijxhoorn and Boubacar N’Diaye 8. The Regional and International Implications of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in West Africa, Olawale Ismail