Essays about: "Islamist Terrorism"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the words Islamist Terrorism.

1. 11. Terror’s Motor : How Shame and Humiliation Turn the Spiral of Violence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Jana Mariella Jakob; [2016]
   Keywords : shame; humiliation; perpetual dignity; human rights; terrorism; radicalisation; extremism; violence; punishment;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of shame and humiliation as root causes of violence. The author focuses on violent far-right and Islamist extremism, but in order to gain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, even gang violence and criminality are investigated. READ MORE

3. 12. Terrorism, Religion and Race : A Comparison Between John Updike's Terrorist and Bernard MacLaverty's Cal

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Anna Bernerson; [2015]
   Keywords : john updike; bernard maclaverty; terrorist; cal; terrorism; race; religion; comparative analysis;

   Abstract : ”Terrorism” is a term widely used today. It and its effects are portrayed and discussed innewspapers, in movies, on TV. Seeing as it seems to be present in most media, it appears quite inevitable that terrorism has also found its way into literature. READ MORE

4. 13. State Fragility, Migration, Integration and Terrorism? A Historic opportunity towards mutual recognition

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Moath Kasasbeh; [2015]
   Keywords : Jihadism; conflicts; wars; political violence; military coups; terrorist groups; Islamist fundamentalism; Iraq; Syria; Yemen; Libya; Somalia; Afghanistan; Caliphate; failed states; Fragile States; State Fragility; Migration; Integration; Terrorism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Jihadism has become a major topic in Western as well as non-western public debate. Many military groups have sprung up in late 20th and early 21st century, claiming legitimacy using jihad for a wide variety of causes ranging from Kashmir, Somalia, Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Nigeria. READ MORE

5. 14. The Swedish Connection : Exploring the Social Network of Violent and Violence-Promoting Islamist Extremism in Sweden and its Connections to the Global Jihad

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Linus Gustafsson; [2012]
   Keywords : social movement; social network; global jihad; Islamist; extremism; violence-promoting; terrorism; political violence; Sweden; social rörelse; socialt nätverk; global jihad; islamist; extremism; våldsbejakande; terrorism; Sverige;

   Abstract : This study examines who is part of the Swedish network of violent and violence-promoting Islamist extremism and whether the social network is a case of „new social movement‟. Through a social network analysis of violent and violence-promoting Islamist extremists in Sweden the results shows that there is a loose Swedish network with global nodes. READ MORE