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  1. 1. Examining the United Kingdom's Counter–terrorism Strategy:A discourse analysis of Prevent and its depiction of violent Islamist extremism

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Govand Barawi; [2023]
    Keywords : Prevent; UK; Terrorism;

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  3. 2. Good Girl, Wife or Foreign Fighter - Danish Media Constructions of women in ISIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Camilla Gissel; [2022]
    Keywords : ISIS; Female foreign fighters; Social Problems Theory; Narrative Criminology; ISIS bride; Betrayal; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Women who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have been understood as serving passive and largely supportive roles in ISIS state-building by media and, to a far extent, academia. Academia has argued that the passive role evolves into active participation in weaponed combat and planning of attacks. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Listening to the Terrorists” - On the Role of Religion behind Islamist Terrorism : A qualitative Analysis of the Radicalization Processes of Islamist Terrorists

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

    Author : Liane Bossenmaier; [2022]
    Keywords : Islamist Terrorism; Radicalization; Religion; Autobiographical Case Analysis;

    Abstract : Understanding the motives behind Islamist terrorist attacks is not only relevant for the field of politics but preoccupies research within academia. One of the most debated is certainly the role of religion. READ MORE

  5. 4. Analysing Evil : A Comparison of Christian and Islamist Terrorist Acts

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Franzino; [2021]
    Keywords : terrorism; religious terrorism; Christian and Islamist acts of terrorism; Anders Behring Breivik Norway 2011; Paris attacks November 2015; IS;

    Abstract : Although terrorism is an area that has been the subject of much research, systematic searches in databases reveal that a focus on actors and movements that find their motivation in Christian beliefs, is, by and large, lacking. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attack, Islamist terrorism has been the major focus. READ MORE

  6. 5. Excommunication, Apostasy, and the Islamic State : The practice of Takfir in the Islamic State, an analysis of the propaganda magazine Dabiq.

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Jesper Bjelke; Björn Edvard Lervik; [2020]
    Keywords : apostasy; takfir; excommunication; the islamic state; dabiq;

    Abstract : The Islamic State (IS) infamously carried out brutal acts of terrorism against the west. These acts of terrorism in Europe and the USA does, however, not make up most of the violence instigated by the Islamic State. This majority of violence took place in Iraq and Syria, where the Islamic State conquered large territories. READ MORE