Institutionalizing violence: strategies of jihad in Egypt
The Egyptian al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and Islamic Jihad have shaped the trajectory of jihadi salafism since its inception and defined a key strategic divide between mass-movement mobilization and elitist avant-gardism. Despite their shared histories, however, al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya rejected...
| Subtitles: | Institutionalising violence |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online Political Science
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| Further subjects: | B
Radicalization
Jihad
B Violence B Dschihadismus B Institutionalization B Egypt B Jihad B Religion B Radicalization B Militancy B Islam B Jihad (Egypt) B Radicalization (Egypt) B Strategy B Terrorist |
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| Summary: | The Egyptian al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and Islamic Jihad have shaped the trajectory of jihadi salafism since its inception and defined a key strategic divide between mass-movement mobilization and elitist avant-gardism. Despite their shared histories, however, al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya rejected al-Qaeda's transnational violence and became a political party after 2011, whereas Islamic Jihad has formed the backbone of Osama bin Laden's organization. These strategic divergences are puzzling since these groups emerged in the same country around congruent ideologies. Institutionalizing Violience develops an institutional approach to radicalization to compare the two groups' comparative trajectories. It is based on extensive field research conducted with their leaders and members in Egypt. The interviews provide a unique perspective on how jihadi groups make and implement new strategic decisions in changing environments, as well as the evolution of their approaches to violence and non-violence. "This chapter presents the analytical framework of this book in the contentious politics research agenda. The book situates jihadi groups in a multilevel environment constituted by their political environment, social movement, the security services, the public, and a potential countermovement. This chapter argues that jihadi groups can successively radicalise in interaction with any of these actors. The first argument is that radicalisation forces them to institutionalise along one dimension. The second argument is that the succession of several phases of radicalisation and institutionalisation shapes their long-term trajectories and strategic choices"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 205-235, Register |
| ISBN: | 0197643728 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197643693.001.0001 |