Essays about: "Islamists"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Islamists.

1. 1. Conflict in Central Asia - A Soviet Affair

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hugo Axelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Soviet Union; Central Asia; relative deprivation; state coercion; historical legacies; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : After the fall of the Soviet Union, two prominent Islamic groups, the IMU in Uzbekistan and the IRPT in Tajikistan, took to arms against their governments. To explain the contexts of these movements, this thesis utilises historical legacy theory to establish a continuity between the Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, which together with relative deprivation theory can explain why violent religious conflicts arose in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the USSR. READ MORE

3. 2. The anti-state jihadist war front of al-Qaida in Pakistan: A study of the post-9/11 localization strategy of al-Qaida

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

   Author : Abdul Sayed; [2020]
   Keywords : Terrorism; al-Qaida; Pakistan; Tehreek Taliban Pakistan TTP ; anti-state jihad; Macro-level analysis.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study explains the post-9/11 localization strategy of al-Qaida by examining its role in anti-state jihad in Pakistan. The central argument of this study is that al-Qaida harnessed the domestic problems of Pakistan to incubate an anti-state jihadist movement in the country, which came to be led by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. READ MORE

4. 3. The rise of militancy in the Muslim youth : Discourse analysis of recruitment tactics of militant groups in Pakistan for inciting youth to violence after 9/11

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Abdul Sayed; [2017]
   Keywords : Terrorism; Militant recruitment; Al Qaeda; Pakistan; War on Terror.;

   Abstract : This study is focused on the spreading wave of militancy in the Muslim youth after 9/11 era.  The role Al Qaeda is researched in understanding this problem in the case study of Pakistan. Al Qaeda is considered as the nursery for the rising of militancy in the Muslims while Pakistan is the birthplace of Al Qaeda. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Consociational democracy as a tool for conflict resolution in plural societies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sayran Eliassi Sarzali; [2014]
   Keywords : Islamists; Seculars; Kurds; Consociationalism; Power-sharing; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The fragmentation of the Turkish society into religious, ethnic and ideological cleavages, as a result of a series of historical events, has led to armed conflicts and a series of military coups, claiming the life of thousands throughout history. Suffering from a democratic deficit, the Turkish state has repeatedly failed to create a system of democratic institutions that accommodates the interests and demands, of the diverse groups of the Turkish society. READ MORE