Essays about: "Foreign fighters"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays containing the words Foreign fighters.

1. 21. Foreign Fighters – aspiring and returning : Prevent, protect, pursue and respond 

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Julia Johansson; [2016]
   Keywords : EU’s Counterterrorism strategy; foreign fighters; ECTS; the European Union; EU; terrorism; prevent; protect; pursue; respond;

   Abstract : This research resulted in a foreign fighters analytical framework aiming to identify the reasons for an increase of foreign fighters travelling from the European Union to jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq. The theoretical framework is built on EU’s Counterterrorism strategy (ECTS) on prevention, protection, pursuing and responding towards terrorism. READ MORE

3. 22. Scandinavia’s Daughters in Syrian Salafi-jihadi groups: A Narrative Inquiry of their Relatives’ Lived Experiences and the Insight Gained from them

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Andrea Sjøberg Aasgaard; [2016]
   Keywords : Violent Islamist extremism; foreign fighters; women; family; Syrian Salafi-jihadi groups; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : After the start of the Syrian civil war, the topic of Scandinavians joining Salafi-jihadi groups in the war has been high on the political agendas in the Scandinavian countries. These countries are increasingly focusing on the role of families to prevent people from joining these groups. READ MORE

4. 23. Analyses of Government Responses to Stem the Flow of Foreign Fighters

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Claire Wheelans; [2016]
   Keywords : foreign fighters; government; legislation; ISIS; Syria; Iraq;

   Abstract : The dramatic increase in the number of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war has caused great concern when individuals join extremist terrorist organisations, such as ISIS. These foreign fighters can later return to their country of residence to commit a terrorist attack, or recruit other individuals to join ISIS. READ MORE

5. 24. Identity and Islamist Radicalisation : The Foreign Fighters of Europe

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : David Dews; [2016]
   Keywords : foreign fighters; radicalisation; identity; discrimination; Syria;

   Abstract : The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent times, with numbers now exceeding those who travelled to fight in Afghanistan in the 1980’s. Some estimates suggest that one fifth of the 30,000 recruits are from Europe, worse still, that the majority are fighting with the so-called Islamic State. READ MORE

6. 25. Biopolitics and zoēpolitics in a post-political era: hegemonic struggle in the Swedish debate on foreign terrorist fighters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Camilla Van Paaschen; [2016]
   Keywords : governmentality; biopolitics; zoēpolitics; foreign terrorist fighters; post-politics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With an increasing number of Swedish citizens joining military extremist organizations in the Middle East, this study aims to identify and discuss the current discourses on how to handle foreign terrorist fighters through an analysis of the Swedish debate during 2014-2015. While one faction presents strategies and policy suggestions aiming to restitute what are described as mentally ill and socioeconomically excluded individuals, others in turn propose repressive measures through harsher punishment and revocation of citizenship of individuals identified as a threat to Western values. READ MORE