Dissertation
TRIBE AND (COUNTER) TERROR: THE IMPACT OF TRIBALISM ON (COUNTER) TERRORISM IN IRAQ
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2020
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118050
Abstract
Most terrorist organizations are created and grow in tribal countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. From the literature in social psychology, we know that groups impact individuals’ behavior; therefore, tribes, as critical groups in the region, might influence their members' participation in (counter) terrorism. What, then, is the relationship between tribes and (counter) terrorism in Iraq? The literature of terrorism has covered various ideational, institutional, and individual variables, but there is a gap regarding tribes. This research attempts to fill this gap. It hypothesizes that, in Iraq, given tribal social identity, tribal values (such as honor, manhood, and bravery), tribal cohesion (asabiah), tribal conformity, obedience to tribe leaders (sheiks), and tribe members’ perception of positive response (like support) or negative response (like ostracism) to conformity and obedience, tribe members are likely to participate in (counter) terrorism if their tribes demant it. To test these hypotheses, in-depth interviews with tribesmen in the south of Iran and Iraq were conducted and thematically analyzed. This study found that Iraqi tribesmen are likely to participate in (counter) terrorism upon their tribes’ demand. The findings of this study are crucial due to their contribution to theory-building as well as their policy implications in deterring terrorism.
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- Title
- TRIBE AND (COUNTER) TERROR: THE IMPACT OF TRIBALISM ON (COUNTER) TERRORISM IN IRAQ
- Creators
- Mohammad Ghaedi
- Contributors
- Martha Cottam (Advisor)Thomas Preston (Committee Member)Travis Ridout (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
- 174
- Identifiers
- 99900581412301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation