Essays about: "recruits"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the word recruits.

  1. 21. The Caliphate and the Aiding Sword : A content analysis of "Islamic State" propaganda

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Gustav Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Islamic State; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Caliphate; Propaganda; Violent extremism; Jihad; Takfir; Islamiska Staten; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Kalifat; Propaganda; Våldsbejakande extremism; Jihad; Takfir;

    Abstract : A content analysis of "Islamic State" (IS) propaganda material released around the movement's proclamation of a Caliphate in 2014, this study is an attempt at analysing ways in which presented arguments express a coherent narrative of symbolic meaning. Using Robert Benford & David Snow's ideas on the so-called three core framing tasks as a clarifying template, I discuss ways in which the analysed material argues for the legitimacy and relevance of the IS movement. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Path to Persuasion: An investigation into how al-Shabab constructs their brand in their digital magazine Gaidi Mtaani

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Informationssystem

    Author : Emilia Bulbeck; [2017]
    Keywords : al-Shabab; terrorism; digital magazines; branding; rhetoric;

    Abstract : Branding strategies are becoming increasingly important for terrorist organisations who need to take a more purposeful approach at imbuing aspirational associations to their organisations in order secure recruits and funds in an increasingly competitive environment. The creation and implication of these individual brands are further amplified through the sophisticated harnessing of ICT and digital media, where the harnessing of novel tactics and digital trends feed into the increasing use of branding. READ MORE

  4. 23. Exploring the demand side of foreign rebel recruitment : a comparative case study of Al Qaeda in Iraq (2004-2008) and the Islamic State (2012-2016)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Edin Kozaric; [2017]
    Keywords : foreign recruitment; transnational recruitment; organizational complexity; Al Qaeda in Iraq; Islamic State;

    Abstract : While previous research on foreign recruitment has investigated how rebels manage to recruit from abroad, little attention has been given to the factors that regulate demand from the rebel point of view. This thesis suggests that the organizational complexity of a rebel group affects its range of personnel needs and capability of rendering recruits into military assets. READ MORE

  5. 24. “This is the guys’ home ground, you know”: A qualitative study about masculinity, homosociality and work identity among male and female dockworkers in the Port of Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Karin Hallberg; [2016-08-22]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Harbour work in the port of Gothenburg has historically been a male-dominated working-class profession where dockworker identity has been strongly connected to working-class masculinity. Harbour environments are often characterized by homosocial cultures, where bonding between men is confirmed through male, heterosexual, working-class norms. READ MORE

  6. 25. Identity and Islamist Radicalisation : The Foreign Fighters of Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : David Dews; [2016]
    Keywords : foreign fighters; radicalisation; identity; discrimination; Syria;

    Abstract : The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent times, with numbers now exceeding those who travelled to fight in Afghanistan in the 1980’s. Some estimates suggest that one fifth of the 30,000 recruits are from Europe, worse still, that the majority are fighting with the so-called Islamic State. READ MORE