Essays about: "Islamist Terrorism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Islamist Terrorism.

  1. 6. UNITED BY FAITH, DIVIDED BY …? A comparative content analysis on the splintering of the Islamic Terrorism Movement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Lidqvist; [2019-12-06]
    Keywords : al-Qaeda; Islamic State; Hamas; Terrorism; Militant Islamism; Fragmentation; Content Analysis;

    Abstract : Through a qualitative comparative content analysis, this thesis sets out to describe current splintering within the Islamist terrorist movement – a noteworthy change given previous intergroup tolerance. The comparison is made between al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and Hamas. READ MORE

  3. 7. Emphases and justifications in a time of growing focus on Islamist terrorism

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clarence Coulton Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of the 21st century, research about terrorism and its effects have taken an increasingly larger space within the field of Political Science. Studies focused on how terrorism affect voters, countries and policies regarding immigration and security are fairly common, and with its long history with terrorism, the United Kingdom often becomes central in such studies. READ MORE

  4. 8. Ideology or psychology? : A comparison of the news media framing of the crimes of Anton Lundin Pettersson and Rakhmat Akilov

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Svensson Glaser; [2018]
    Keywords : Frame analysis; media discourse; terrorism; Rakhmat Akilov; Anton Lundin Pettersson;

    Abstract : In October 2015 and April 2017, Sweden was hit by two of the most notorious deadly attacks in modern history. The first was directed towards people of immigrant backgrounds at a school in Trollhättan, the second took place in Stockholm, where a truck drove straight through the crowded pedestrian street of Drottninggatan. READ MORE

  5. 9. Failed Integration, Alienation and the Rise of Homegrown Violent Islamist Extremism in Sweden : An institutional framework for analyzing Sweden’s terrorism prevention policy and practice

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Morteza Eslahchi; [2017]
    Keywords : Islamic State IS ; Terrorism; Counter-terrorism; Terrorism Prevention; Violent Islamist Extremism; Alienation; Social Inclusion; Sweden;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I try to analyze how Sweden prevents violent Islamist extremism. First, by using alienation and network theories I explain how various socio-economic factors create an alienating environment in which individuals who have inappropriate social network can move towards violent Islamist extremism. READ MORE

  6. 10. Money Talks - A Realist Constructivist Account of the Motives of 21st Century Plutocrats

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Pauliina Parviainen; [2017]
    Keywords : first image; Koch; plutocrat; realist constructivism; terrorism financing; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Plutocracy is a subject that has not traditionally attracted the interest of scholars in the disciplines of International Relations and Political Science. This is unfortunate, as the number and importance of affluent private individuals in global affairs has steadily increased in recent decades. READ MORE