Essays about: "Jihadism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Jihadism.

  1. 1. Why we hate you & Why we fight you : A thematic data analysis of Salafi jihadism's central pillars in Dabiq and Rumiyah.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Ida Inkeri Bunæs; [2023]
    Keywords : Cosmic War; ISIS; Islamic State; Salafi-Jihadism; Satanization; Terrorism; Theater of Terror;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine how the central pillars of Salafi-Jihadism are discussed in ISIS’s own magazines and how the pillars are related to Juergensmeyer’s concepts of cosmic war, satanization, and theater of terror. The material in this thesis has been sourced from the magazines Dabiq and Rumiyah, which were published by ISIS in the period 2014-2017. READ MORE

  3. 2. Criminal networks and violent Islamic extremism : A search for meaning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Tobias Priadi-Sörensen; [2022]
    Keywords : criminal networks; violent Islamic extremism; vulnerable areas; gangs; jihadism;

    Abstract : The Swedish Police Authority currently categorise 61 urban areas in Sweden as vulnerable areas, where there is an increased risk of becoming a victim of crime or violence to both females and males living in those areas. In these places the feeling of insecurity and the lack of trust and confidence in the judiciary system is more common than in other urban parts of Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Crusaders and Invaders: How Islamic State and the Christchurch Shooter Portray Their Enemies in Propaganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Shane Grzegorczyk; [2021]
    Keywords : Dabiq; The Great Replacement; political violence; extremism; social identity theory; dehumanization; jihadism; Salafism; white supremacy; white nationalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Research comparing the ideological beliefs, radicalization pathways, and extremist rhetoric of both Salafi jihadists and militant white supremacists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, there has not yet been an in-depth comparison of how those extremists portray the communities they incite violence against. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bringing the War Home : A Psycho-Historical Exploration of How Right- Wing, Lone Wolf Terrorist’s Construct Group Identities in the 21st Century

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Per-Albin Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Right-Wing Terrorism; Lone-Wolf Terrorism; Group Psycho-history; Symbolic Convergence Theory; Discourse Analysis; Group Consciousness.;

    Abstract : Contemporary social and political discourses often emphasise the security threat of Jihadism towards Europe and the United States as the main terrorist threat. Two decades into the twenty-first century, however, the new threat of right-wing terrorism has emerged as the statistically most prominent form of terror. READ MORE

  6. 5. The role of women in a changing IS, A study of the correlation between successes, setbacks and the role of women in the Islamic State

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Anna Zahlin; [2019]
    Keywords : Islamic State; IS; Women; Extremism; Process tracing; Jihadism;

    Abstract : Terrorism is a global problem and the existence of IS has been of global concern. People from all over the world have travelled to the caliphate to fight for IS, and 79 countries and organizations with USA in the lead has fought the battles against IS. READ MORE