Essays about: "Violent Islamist extremism"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words Violent Islamist extremism.

  1. 6. 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. 7. Scandinavia’s Daughters in Syrian Salafi-jihadi groups: A Narrative Inquiry of their Relatives’ Lived Experiences and the Insight Gained from them

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Andrea Sjøberg Aasgaard; [2016]
    Keywords : Violent Islamist extremism; foreign fighters; women; family; Syrian Salafi-jihadi groups; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : After the start of the Syrian civil war, the topic of Scandinavians joining Salafi-jihadi groups in the war has been high on the political agendas in the Scandinavian countries. These countries are increasingly focusing on the role of families to prevent people from joining these groups. READ MORE

  4. 8. 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