Dissertation
“AMONG THE BELIEVERS ARE MEN”: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS-NATIONALIST IDENTITY AND RELIGIOUS LITERACY IN ISLAMIC STATE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN THE WEST
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/16750
Abstract
This research explores two facets of Islamic State recruitment efforts. First, it examines role of religious-national identity in the Islamic State’s attempt to appeal to alienated and marginalized Muslims living in Western societies; and second, it explores the relationship between an individual’s level of religious literacy/knowledge and the proclivity to join the Islamic State and/or engage in extremist behaviors. I have conducted this research using a mixed-methods approach to test theoretically grounded expectations about the quantitative and qualitative attributes of religious-national content found in the Islamic State’s English-language magazine Dabiq; as well as various hypotheses pertaining to the relationship between religious literacy and the potentially extreme and violent behaviors of Islamic State recruits. This research provides a theoretical framework for understanding these phenomena, as well as empirical data that allows for testing previously unproven assumptions about ISIS recruits.
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Details
- Title
- “AMONG THE BELIEVERS ARE MEN”
- Creators
- Nathan C Mikami
- Contributors
- Martha L Cottam (Advisor)Thomas Preston (Committee Member)Ashly Townsen (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 210
- Identifiers
- 99900581419201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation